Baseball Recap: Prospect Ridge Academy Victorious

Prospect Ridge Academy took a eight-run defeat the last time they faced off against Peak to Peak, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Miners had just enough and edged out the Pumas 7-6. This was payback for the Miners, who suffered an 11-3 loss the last time these two teams met.

Zeke Bote

Runs

04/22/25 @ The Academy	3
04/07/25 vs Liberty Common	3
03/28/25 vs Shadow Mountain	3
03/18/25 @ Brush	3
04/29/25 vs Peak to Peak	2
+ 7 more games

The team relied heavily on Zeke Bote, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Prospect Ridge Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Bote, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Prospect Ridge Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Peak to Peak, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Pumas beat Prospect Ridge Academy by a score of 7-0 on Thursday.