The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will head out to face off against the Wickenburg Wranglers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Spartans fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. They blew past Red Rock 22-4 two weeks ago.
Blayden Cosper and Tyler Cary made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Cosper struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cary struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Furthermore, Cosper didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. At bat, Cosper scored four runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Cary got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five stolen bases gave Cosper a new career-high.
Michael Cary
| 03/05/25 @ Red Rock | 3 |
| 04/20/24 vs Pinon | 2 |
| 04/19/24 vs Highland Prep | 1 |
| 04/08/24 @ Highland Prep | 1 |
| 04/02/24 vs Mayer | 1 |
In other batting news, Northland Prep Academy let Michael Cary and Wyatt Massey run wild. Cary scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Massey scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Cary a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Green, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northland Prep Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Red Rock only posted an OBP of .364.
Meanwhile, while Wickenburg put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Highland Prep West. Everything went Wickenburg's way against Highland Prep West as Wickenburg made off with a 17-0 win. The Wranglers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 12 runs or more this season.
Jaxson Hone and Hazen Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hone tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jones tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wickenburg is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3 otherwise. At the plate, Hone got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Jones scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-4. That home run was Hone's first of the season.
In other batting news, Caleb Hadley and Jaxon Newman did most of the damage at the plate: Hadley scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Newman scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Hadley also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Zane Echols was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
