Heritage and Rock Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Heritage Eagles will be playing at home against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Canyon took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Heritage took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Highlands Ranch with a sharp 8-2 win.
Heritage got a great performance from Noah Mortenson as he struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Mortenson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Case, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Eells, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon faced Castle View in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Rock Canyon lost 19-2 to Castle View. Rock Canyon's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Rock Canyon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Perry, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Rock Canyon, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Heritage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. However, it's not like Rock Canyon struggles in that department as they've averaged .318. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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