Baseball Recap: Desert Heights Prep Victorious

Desert Heights Prep's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Anthem Prep Eagles by a score of 11-6. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-6 back in March.

Cayle Haskell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Haskell was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI.

Jaxon Maness

Runs (Career)

04/04/25 @ Anthem Prep	3
02/21/24 vs Payson	2
04/03/25 @ Bagdad	1
03/31/25 vs Ray	1
03/28/25 @ Antelope	1

Haskell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Maness, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave Maness a new career-high. Another was Josh Orozco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Desert Heights Prep's win bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Anthem Prep, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Desert Heights Prep will face off against Red Rock at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Anthem Prep, they will challenge Salome at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Frogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.