The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out to square off against the Arizona College Prep Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dakota Ridge comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Dakota Ridge faced off against Apollo on Friday. Dakota Ridge came up short against Apollo, falling 10-2.
Dakota Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Barrett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Brady White also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep got the win against Bear Creek on Friday by a conclusive 13-2. Considering the Knights have won five contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Burlend was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other batting news, Ashton Sanchez was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Cash Groppenbacher was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Arizona College Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bear Creek only posted a batting average of .333.
Arizona College Prep has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. Dakota Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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