Phoenix Christian is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Monday. They will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy will be up against a hot Phoenix Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Phoenix Christian put the hurt on Chino Valley with a sharp 15-2 win on Saturday. Considering Phoenix Christian has won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Nate Burton
| 03/01/25 vs Chino Valley | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Bisbee | 2 |
| 03/20/24 @ Horizon Honors | 2 |
| 03/02/24 vs Fountain Hills | 2 |
| 05/04/24 vs San Tan Charter | 1 |
Phoenix Christian got a big performance out of Nate Burton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Burton a new career-high in RBI (three). Kevin Palafox was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Phoenix Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chino Valley only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. They never let Tempe Prep get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The Spartans have beaten the Knights the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Knights has come to flipping the script.
Sehaj Malhi was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jax Zawada, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Phoenix Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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