Baseball Recap: Veritas Prep Falcons vs. Highland Prep Honey Badgers
Veritas Prep can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highland Prep Honey Badgers an 18-0 shutout. While fans of Veritas Prep might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Logan Cortes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cortes was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Veritas Prep got a massive performance out of Kishan Bhatnagar, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Bhatnagar is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cade Huseth, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Veritas Prep's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Highland Prep, they dropped their record down to 0-11-1 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Veritas Prep will be playing at home against Madison Highland Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Veritas Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Highland Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Phoenix Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Phoenix Christian will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Highland Prep surely won't give up without a fight.
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