The Brophy College Prep Broncos will take on the Queen Creek Bulldogs on Thursday. Brophy College Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Queen Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Brophy College Prep heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Red Mountain by a score of 6-5. The Broncos' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Queen Creek nor Sunnyside made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Bulldogs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Blue Devils.
Queen Creek got a great performance from Mason Lizzaraga as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Lizzaraga also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Bulldogs are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-12 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jet Berry, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Queen Creek has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Brophy College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Brophy College Prep couldn't quite finish off Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Broncos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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