The Madison Highland Prep Heat will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Phoenix Country Day Eagles at 3:45 p.m.
Madison Highland Prep fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Veritas Prep on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison Highland Prep in their matchups with Veritas Prep: they've now lost four in a row.
Will Clemens put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 7.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Clemens has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Clemens was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anikin Ulibarri made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Rhett Clemens, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Country Day can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Trivium Prep 12-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Phoenix Country Day.
Frank Kaplan was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Logan Rose was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Madison Highland Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Phoenix Country Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Madison Highland Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Phoenix Country Day in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 5-1. Will Madison Highland Prep repeat their success, or does Phoenix Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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