Madison Highland Prep fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Veritas Prep on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Veritas Prep Falcons by a score of 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison Highland Prep in their matchups with Veritas Prep: they've now lost four in a row.
Will Clemens put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 7.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Clemens has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Clemens was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anikin Ulibarri was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and a stolen base. Rhett Clemens was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Like Madison Highland Prep, Veritas Prep also got a great game from a two-way player: Logan Cortes. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cortes was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Cortes wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Knoell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Madison Highland Prep's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Veritas Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Madison Highland Prep is on the road again on Thursday to play Phoenix Country Day at 3:45 p.m. Phoenix Country Day is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Madison Highland Prep will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Veritas Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Scottsdale Preparatory Academy at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday. Veritas Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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