Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scottsdale Preparatory Academy). They were the clear victors by a 24-0 margin over the Red Rock Scorpions on Monday. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Scorpions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Tyler Welling was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Welling was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy got a massive performance out of Cade Zawada, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sehaj Malhi was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Spartans
| 03/24/25 @ Red Rock | 52.2% |
| 03/22/25 @ Veritas Prep | 25% |
| 03/19/25 @ Madison Highland Prep | 28.6% |
| 03/17/25 vs Heritage Academy | 14.3% |
| 03/05/25 vs Horizon Honors | 16% |
| + 12 more games |
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 5.5 in the others. As for Red Rock, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy is set to take on their familiar foe Camp Verde at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Red Rock will square off against rival Fountain Hills at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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