Veritas Prep is 0-10 against Scottsdale Preparatory Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Veritas Prep Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans at 2:45 p.m. Veritas Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Veritas Prep needed a bit of extra time to put away Madison Highland Prep. They had just enough and edged the Heat out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Veritas Prep.
Logan Cortes made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cortes was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Cortes wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Knoell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy beat Horizon Honors 7-3 on Monday.
Cade Zawada spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sehaj Malhi, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Griffin Oas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Veritas Prep's record is now 9-6. As for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Veritas Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Scottsdale Preparatory Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Veritas Prep suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Scottsdale Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Veritas Prep, Craig Bohrer (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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