Baseball Recap: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Scottsdale Preparatory Academy came into Thursday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let the Madison Highland Prep Heat get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Thursday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.

Sehaj Malhi made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Matthew Holwerda

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/10/25 vs Madison Highland Prep	2
04/05/25 vs Glendale Prep Academy	1
03/24/25 @ Red Rock	1
03/17/25 vs Heritage Academy	1

Malhi wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Holwerda, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave Holwerda a new career-high in RBI (two).

Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Madison Highland Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.

Coming up, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy will head out on the road to challenge Phoenix Country Day at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Madison Highland Prep, they will host Highland Prep West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The HORNETS have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.54 runs per game on average), something the Heat will no doubt try to take advantage of.