Heritage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Space Coast Vipers out 9-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Heritage also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Austin Maccardle looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Tenta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jackson Bagley was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
On Space Coast's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Webster, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Space Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-2 win vs. Gateway on the 18th. Space Coast has also already played their next contest, a 16-5 defeat against Cocoa Beach on the 17th.
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