The Maryvale Prep Matador are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Salome Frogs at 4:00 p.m. Maryvale Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Maryvale Prep was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against El Capitan/Centennial Academy by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Francisco Franco was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Salome was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 14-6 loss to Desert Heights Prep might stick with them for a while.
Salome saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Edgar Gamez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Maryvale Prep's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Salome, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Salome's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Maryvale Prep has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .568. It's a different story for Salome, though, as they've only averaged .304. Will they be able to contain Maryvale Prep's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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