The Mission Heights Prep Phantoms will be playing at home against the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission Heights Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mission Heights Prep gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Harvest Prep Academy 15-3. The victory was just what Mission Heights Prep needed coming off of a 14-7 defeat in their prior matchup.
Ricky Luevano was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Luevano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Luevano was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nathanyl Zink was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Mathew McLaughlin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Valley Athletes for Christ unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Heritage Academy. East Valley Athletes for Christ was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Heritage Academy's pitchers proved too tough.
Mission Heights Prep's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Mission Heights Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over East Valley Athletes for Christ in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. Will Mission Heights Prep repeat their success, or does East Valley Athletes for Christ have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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