The Heritage Pride will head out on the road to square off against the Dominion Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Heritage is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Dominion (and have done all season long). Heritage put the hurt on Dominion with a sharp 10-2 win on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Heritage as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Aaron Van Tuyle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Van Tuyle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Van Tuyle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cooper Miskelly and Justin Goulet did most of the damage at the plate: Miskelly scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Goulet got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ryan Harrison, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Heritage's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-7. As for Dominion, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
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