Baseball Preview: Glendale Prep Academy Griffins vs. Highland Prep Honey Badgers
The Glendale Prep Academy Griffins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Highland Prep Honey Badgers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Glendale Prep Academy, who comes in off a win.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Glendale Prep Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gilbert Classical Academy 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Glendale Prep Academy.
Logan Middendorf made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Middendorf has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Middendorf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Glendale Prep Academy let Braden Green and Nathaniel Jensen loose on the outfield. Green scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Jensen went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Highland Prep fell victim to Phoenix Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 26-0 defeat to the Cougars might stick with them for a while. Highland Prep has not had much luck with Phoenix Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Glendale Prep Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6-1. As for Highland Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Glendale Prep Academy took their victory against Highland Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. Will Glendale Prep Academy repeat their success, or does Highland Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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