Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Cactus Shadows Falcons
After two games on the road, Notre Dame Prep is heading back home. They will take on the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Notre Dame Prep never let their opponents score. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Chaparral.
Notre Dame Prep saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Higby, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cactus Shadows gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Higley. The victory was nothing new for Cactus Shadows as they're now sitting on four straight.
Cactus Shadows also got a great performance from Jeremy Larson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Adin Oeltjen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Scully, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Notre Dame Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cactus Shadows struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Notre Dame Prep couldn't quite finish off Cactus Shadows in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cactus Shadows' Wyatt Schottel, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Notre Dame 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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