Baseball Preview: Highlands Christian Knights vs. Schoolhouse Prep Wolfpack
The Highlands Christian Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Schoolhouse Prep Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Schoolhouse Prep will be coming in after a loss.
Highlands Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Sheridan Hills Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Highlands Christian's way against Sheridan Hills Christian on Tuesday as Highlands Christian made off with a 12-1 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Highlands Christian as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Joseph Febus made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Febus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He 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.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendric Molina, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JJ Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Schoolhouse Prep fell victim to American Heritage and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Stallions by a score of 2-0. Schoolhouse Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Schoolhouse Prep also got a good showing from Hector Noriega, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Highlands Christian pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Schoolhouse Prep, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
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