Baseball Recap: College Prep Comes Up Short

College Prep had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-8 to make it 11. They fell just short of the Redwood Christian Eagles by a score of 4-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 20-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.

College Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gardner Rees, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

As for Redwood Christian, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8-1. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly two runs.

On Redwood Christian's side, Gil Butler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. The Eagles are undefeated when Butler allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-8-1 otherwise.

Coincidentally, College Prep and Redwood Christian will both be playing St. Joseph Notre Dame the next time they take the field. The Cougars will host the Pilots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Eagles will head out to face them at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.