The Desert Heights Prep Yote will head out on the road to take on the Red Rock Scorpions at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Desert Heights Prep is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Desert Heights Prep is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mayer with a sharp 19-1 win on Friday. Considering Desert Heights Prep has won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ashton Mangiaruga made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Mangiaruga was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyson Kobbe, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cayle Haskell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Red Rock is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 24-1 walloping at the hands of Kingman Academy last Thursday.
Desert Heights Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Red Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Desert Heights Prep took their victory against Red Rock in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 23-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Heights Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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