Scottsdale Preparatory Academy extended their losing streak to 14 on Monday, dropping them down to 1-17. They came up short against the Fountain Hills Falcons, falling 16-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-8 on April 2nd.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Black, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Fountain Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by nine runs or more this season.
On Fountain Hills' side, Braxton Wuertz made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Wuertz a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Fountain Hills is undefeated when Wuertz posts two or more runs, but 9-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, Brody Simonson and Kainoa Brilhante did most of the damage at the plate: Simonson went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Brilhante got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two hits gave Simonson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hudson Graybeal, who went 1-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
As of now, neither Scottsdale Preparatory Academy nor Fountain Hills have any future games scheduled.
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