Baseball Preview: Maryvale Prep Matador vs. Desert Heights Prep Yote
After 12 games on the road, Maryvale Prep is heading back home. They will take on the Desert Heights Prep Yote at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maryvale Prep hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Tuesday, Maryvale Prep suffered a rough 24-2 loss at the hands of Salome.
Meanwhile, Desert Heights Prep had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Frogs as they made off with a 14-6 win.
Ashton Mangiaruga was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayle Haskell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Maryvale Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Desert Heights Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
Maryvale Prep came up short against Desert Heights Prep when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Heights Prep's Kyson Kobbe, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Now that Maryvale Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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