Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Mountain Pointe Pride
The Notre Dame Prep Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Notre Dame Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Casteel, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Prep was ranked 12th). Notre Dame Prep took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Casteel on Thursday.
Notre Dame Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Kniffin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Mountain Pointe's way against Centennial on Thursday as Mountain Pointe made off with a 9-3 victory.
Mountain Pointe also got a great performance from Brett Crossland as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Crossland has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Crossland, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Manny Felix was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Notre Dame Prep's loss dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Mountain Pointe, their win bumped their record up to 17-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Pointe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Notre Dame Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Pointe when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 6-4. Does Notre Dame Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Pointe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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