Xavier Prep has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Xavier Prep: 3.6, La Quinta: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Xavier Prep finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of La Quinta by a score of 1-0.
Xavier Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Castro, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Xavier Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for La Quinta, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Xavier Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like La Quinta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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