The Life Prep Fire will head out to face off against the Emporia Spartans at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Life Prep is looking for their season's first victory.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Life Prep's offense. They lost 18-0 to Destiny Christian back in April.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Emporia made sure to put some runs up on the board against West on Friday. The Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Pioneers a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Chloe Steele and MacKayleigh Arrington did most of the damage at the plate: Steele went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while Arrington went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Steele a new career-high. Yzabel Ultreras was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Life Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Emporia, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14.
Life Prep might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Emporia in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Fire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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