On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Anthem Prep Eagles had to settle for a 12-11 loss against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes. Anthem Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Abby Bashaar and Bella Hall stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bashaar scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Hall scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Grace Stillwell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Anthem Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arizona Lutheran Academy only tossed four.
On Arizona Lutheran Academy's side, they got a massive performance out of Kara Verberg, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Pufahl, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run.
Anthem Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-10.
Anthem Prep will head out on the road to challenge Desert Heights Prep at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Heights Prep has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.64 runs per game on average), something Anthem Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Tonopah Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Arizona Lutheran Academy is facing Tonopah Valley at the right time seeing as Tonopah Valley is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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