After three games on the road, Northland Prep Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Red Rock Scorpions at 3:45 p.m. in Monday's first game. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Northland Prep Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Pinon on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Ryliegh LaFave put in work no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. LaFave was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabel Stoffers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Alana Clark, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Red Rock fell victim to Kingman Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 24-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Red Rock's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Northland Prep Academy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Red Rock, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Northland Prep Academy's way against Red Rock when the teams last played two weeks ago as Northland Prep Academy made off with a 19-2 victory. Will Northland Prep Academy repeat their success, or does Red Rock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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