Baseball Recap: Highland Prep West Drops Highest Score of Season Against Mountainside

HORNETS

Team Score (Highest)

03/26/25 @ Mountainside	13
03/19/25 vs Coronado	6
03/24/25 vs Heritage Academy	4
02/26/25 @ Antelope	3
03/04/25 vs Kingman Academy	1

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Heritage Academy, Highland Prep West was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mountainside Wolves as they made off with a 13-0 win. The HORNETS' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Highland Prep West got a massive performance out of Leonardo Villanuevo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Espino, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Highland Prep West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Highland Prep West's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-6. As for Mountainside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Highland Prep West has already played their next contest (against Mayer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mountainside, they are taking a road trip to square off against North Valley Christian Academy at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday.