Baseball Game Preview: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Eastern Hancock Royals

Eagles

Runs

05/09/25 @ Covenant Christian	6
05/06/25 @ Park Tudor	15
05/01/25 @ Roncalli	5
04/29/25 @ Guerin Catholic	6
+ 10 more games

Heritage Christian has gone a perfect 9-0 against Eastern Hancock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Royals at 10:00 a.m. Heritage Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Heritage Christian will face Eastern Hancock after dropping another heartbreaker against Covenant Christian on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Eagles fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.

Isaac Arterburn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.

At the plate, Heritage Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Wilhite, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock didn't have quite enough to beat Wes-Del on Friday and fell 3-2. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Heritage Christian's record is now 10-5. As for Eastern Hancock, their record now sits at 2-9-1.

Eastern Hancock's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Heritage Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .440. It's a different story for Eastern Hancock, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Heritage Christian's hitters?

Heritage Christian took their victory against Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 20-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.