The American Heritage Patriots will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
American Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Okeechobee 4-2.
American Heritage got a great performance from Talan Holiday as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Holiday has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, American Heritage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Levy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Ortiz, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, South Fork never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Suncoast.
Not much got past Jason Dennis, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Suncoast off the board.
On the hitting side, Conner Wiggins was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
American Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for South Fork, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
American Heritage came up short against South Fork in their previous matchup back in February, falling 8-4. Can American Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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