The Apostolic Christian Academy Flames will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Apostolic Christian Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Heritage will arrive with five straight wins.
Campbell County hit Apostolic Christian Academy with a seven-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flames came up short against the Cougars, falling 15-2.
Apostolic Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Sweeney, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Heritage and Loudon, and Heritage kept the tradition alive. The Mountaineers blew past the Redskins 8-2 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Mountaineers, who have now won 17 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Hayden Sanders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ethan Marcum was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Teagan Ruehling, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Heritage pushed their record up to 22-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Apostolic Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
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