Northland Prep Academy is 7-2 against Horizon Honors since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Horizon Honors Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Northland Prep Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Northland Prep Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Red Rock 19-2.
Ryliegh LaFave made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. LaFave was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Northland Prep Academy got a massive performance out of Isabel Stoffers, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Madelyn Newton was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Horizon Honors unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Willcox. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Horizon Honors has scored all season.
Horizon Honors saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danica Guttierrez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alexa Villaverde, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Horizon Honors hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willcox struck out six times.
The win got Northland Prep Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Horizon Honors, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Northland Prep Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Horizon Honors struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Northland Prep Academy might still be hurting after the 23-2 defeat they got from Horizon Honors in their previous meeting on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guttierrez, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Northland Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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