Baseball Recap: Heritage Takes Down Holy Spirit Prep in a Playoff Battle

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ St. Mary's Academy	16
04/14/25 vs Holy Spirit Prep	16
05/09/25 vs Holy Spirit Prep	11
04/02/25 vs St. Mary's Academy	11
04/01/25 @ Harvester Christian Academy	11

Heritage extended their postseason success on Friday against Holy Spirit Prep. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Heritage let Sean Covey and Robby Knight run wild. Covey went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Knight went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits Covey has posted since back in March. Griggs Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Spirit Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.

Coming up, Heritage will face off against Edmund Burke Academy on Friday. The Spartans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Holy Spirit Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.