Saints
| 04/03/25 @ Desert Mountain | 13 |
| 03/15/25 vs Boulder Creek | 9 |
| 02/26/25 vs St. Mary's | 9 |
| 04/01/25 vs Desert Mountain | 7 |
| 03/25/25 @ Horizon | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Notre Dame Prep). They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Desert Mountain Wolves on Thursday. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Notre Dame Prep got a great performance from Ashton Higgins as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Higgins has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Layne Henry, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Notre Dame Prep: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Boeding, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Notre Dame Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.
Notre Dame Prep's record now sits at 5-11. As for Desert Mountain, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Looking ahead, Notre Dame Prep will square off against Campo Verde at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Coyotes have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Desert Mountain, they will challenge Horizon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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