The Phoenix Country Day Eagles will head out on the road to take on the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Phoenix Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Phoenix Country Day is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Madison Highland Prep on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Heat.
Phoenix Country Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailer Smith, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Phoenix Country Day didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison Highland Prep only tossed six.
Meanwhile, San Tan Charter stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against San Carlos as San Tan Charter made off with a 26-0 win. The victory was nothing new for San Tan Charter as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Dillon Wildrick and Tommy Crupi made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Wildrick pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Crupi tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wildrick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Wildrick scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Crupi scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, San Tan Charter got a massive performance out of Jonathan Markland, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Preston Cox was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Phoenix Country Day's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-13. As for San Tan Charter, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Phoenix Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like San Tan Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Phoenix Country Day took their victory against San Tan Charter in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Phoenix Country Day since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
