Notre Dame Prep is 3-0 against Higley since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Higley Knights at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame Prep has six straight wins, Higley has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Notre Dame Prep earned a 6-2 victory over Millennium.
Chase Wagner tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aaron Kniffin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Gahan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Higley came up short against Casa Grande on Friday and fell 7-2.
Higley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zan Deskins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Notre Dame Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Higley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Notre Dame Prep took their win against Higley when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame Prep since the squad 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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