American Heritage came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Benjamin Buccaneers a 6-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as American Heritage also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2019.
Dane Rossi looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Tomonto, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Bellantoni, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Benjamin's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Buchanan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
American Heritage's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. As for Benjamin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
American Heritage will head out on the road to take on Okeechobee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Benjamin, they will be playing at home against Coral Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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