Baseball Recap: Heritage Academy Takes a Loss

Heritage Academy came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Magnolia Heights Chiefs by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Patriots have suffered since March 8th.

Oliver Woodard

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/27/25 @ Magnolia Heights	4
03/11/25 vs Lawrence County	3
02/14/25 @ Winston Academy	3
03/20/25 vs Pillow Academy	2
03/29/24 vs Magnolia Heights	2

Oliver Woodard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, Heritage Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Long, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Long also hit a double, marking his first of the season.

Heritage Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. Magnolia Heights is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

Heritage Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Rossville Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. Heritage Academy is facing Rossville Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Rossville Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Magnolia Heights, they are taking a road trip to challenge Collinsville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.