Horizon Honors typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Scottsdale Preparatory Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Horizon Honors Eagles. That's more bragging rights for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cade Zawada spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sehaj Malhi was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Griffin Oas was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Horizon Honors didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-8-1. As for Horizon Honors, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy will take on Red Rock at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy is facing Red Rock at the right time seeing as Red Rock is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Horizon Honors, they will head out on the road to take on Sequoia Pathway Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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