Softball Recap: Anthem Prep Wins Going Away Against Desert Heights Prep

Anthem Prep never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Desert Heights Prep Yote 15-0. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Yote: they've now won six in a row.

Abigail Purvis

Batters Struck Out

04/04/25 vs Desert Heights Prep	6
04/01/25 vs Joseph City	1
03/21/25 vs Browne	1
03/21/25 vs Kingman Academy	1
03/17/25 vs Salome	5
04/18/24 @ Desert Heights Prep	8

Bailey McCabe and Abigail Purvis were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, McCabe struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Purvis struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. At the plate, McCabe went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Purvis went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Anthem Prep got a massive performance out of Molly McCabe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs McCabe has posted since back in April of 2024. Rhyan Cantelme was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Anthem Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory got Anthem Prep back to even at 6-6. As for Desert Heights Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Coming up, Anthem Prep will face off against Salome at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Frogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.14 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Desert Heights Prep, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on San Pasqual Valley at 1:30 p.m. on the 15th.