On Friday, Notre Dame Prep faced Desert Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Notre Dame Prep Saints narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Desert Mountain Wolves 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Notre Dame Prep also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Colten Bott tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame Prep's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Kniffin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Kniffin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Desert Mountain's side, Lukas Geisler was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Notre Dame Prep's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. As for Desert Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Notre Dame Prep beat Desert Mountain by a score of 19-5.
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