The Highland Prep Honey Badgers will head out on the road to square off against the Glendale Prep Academy Griffins at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Highland Prep's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 26-0 walloping at the hands of Phoenix Christian on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Glendale Prep Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilbert Classical Academy and snuck past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Glendale Prep Academy.
Logan Middendorf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Middendorf has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Middendorf was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Braden Green and Nathaniel Jensen did most of the damage at the plate: Green scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Jensen went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
Highland Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1. As for Glendale Prep Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6-1.
Highland Prep might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Glendale Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Highland Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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