Veritas Prep will square off against Fountain Hills at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Veritas Prep sitting on five straight victories and Fountain Hills on seven.
Veritas Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Scottsdale Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Cade Huseth, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up zero walks). Huseth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tico Lentz was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Fountain Hills earned a 6-2 victory over Round Valley on Friday.
Fountain Hills got a big performance out of Lucas Grieco, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Zion Sidhu also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Veritas Prep's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fountain Hills, their win bumped their record up to 16-6-1.
Everything went Veritas Prep's way against Fountain Hills when the teams last played back in March, as Veritas Prep made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Veritas Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fountain Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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