The Veritas Prep Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Glendale Prep Academy Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Falcons fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gilbert Classical Academy a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
Veritas Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Cortes, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Glendale Prep Academy took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. They put the hurt on Tempe Prep with a sharp 15-0 win.
Logan Middendorf made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Middendorf was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Corbin Kim and Alex Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Kim scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Rodriguez scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Rickey, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Veritas Prep skirted past Glendale Prep Academy 4-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Veritas Prep repeat their success, or does Glendale Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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