Glendale Prep Academy and Northland Prep Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Glendale Prep Academy Griffins will be playing at home against the Northland Prep Academy Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Glendale Prep Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Glendale Prep Academy gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Bourgade Catholic out 9-8. The victory was just what Glendale Prep Academy needed coming off of a 17-0 defeat in their prior match.
Josiah Simms made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Simms has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Simms was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Casey Kim was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Northland Prep Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. Their rough 16-1 loss to La Joya Community might stick with them for a while.
Northland Prep Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Gesten, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Glendale Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7-1 record this season. As for Northland Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Glendale Prep Academy took their win against Northland Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 8-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Northland Prep Academy's Jordan Donahue, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Glendale Prep Academy still be able to contain Donahue? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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