Baseball Game Preview: ALA - West Foothills Guardians vs. Highland Prep Honey Badgers

Guardians

Runs

03/18/25 vs Kingman	4
03/17/25 @ Chino Valley	12
03/14/25 @ North Valley Christian Academy	7
03/10/25 @ Winslow	14
03/04/25 @ Gilbert Christian	2
+ 4 more games

The ALA - West Foothills Guardians will challenge the Highland Prep Honey Badgers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. ALA - West Foothills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.

ALA - West Foothills is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Kingman just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.

Johnny Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Parker Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Highland Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on March 4th as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 17-0 to Odyssey Institute.

Highland Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for ALA - West Foothills, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

Highland Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: ALA - West Foothills has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .452. It's a different story for Highland Prep, though, as they've only averaged .280. Will they be able to contain ALA - West Foothills' hitters?

Everything went ALA - West Foothills' way against Highland Prep in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as ALA - West Foothills made off with a 25-0 victory. Will ALA - West Foothills repeat their success, or does Highland Prep has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.