Pride
| 04/22/26 @ Loudoun Valley | 4 |
| 04/20/26 vs Loudoun Valley | 1 |
| 04/16/26 @ Dominion | 10 |
| 04/14/26 vs Dominion | 8 |
| 04/08/26 vs Westfield | 6 |
| + 7 more games |
Heritage is a perfect 5-0 against Lightridge since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Pride will welcome the Lightning at 6:30 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Heritage narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Loudoun Valley 4-2.
Mark Van Tuyle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Erick Flores and Aiden Delaney did most of the damage at the plate: Flores went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Delaney went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Miskelly, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Lightridge got themselves on the board against Bay Port on April 4th, but Bay Port never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 7-0 victory.
Jeffrey Burpoe looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Drinkwine, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Matt Coleman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Lightridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bay Port only posted an OBP of .185.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lightridge, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Heritage beat Lightridge 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Do the Pride have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lightning turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
