American Heritage has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. American Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, American Heritage made easy work of Merit Preparatory Academy and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by nine runs or more this season.
Matthew Lake was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Lake was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luke Stratton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Weston Larson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
American Heritage's record is now 5-7. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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