The Campo Verde Coyotes will challenge the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Campo Verde is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
If Campo Verde beats Notre Dame Prep with four runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Coyotes walked away with a 4-1 victory over Mountain Pointe on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Coyotes as they're now sitting on three straight.
Campo Verde saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Wisniewski, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Wisniewski has posted since back in February. Another was Wyatt Rauch, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Notre Dame Prep). Everything went their way against Desert Mountain on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won seven in a row.
Ashton Higgins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Layne Henry, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Notre Dame Prep's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't). Owen Boeding was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Notre Dame Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Notre Dame Prep's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Campo Verde, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Campo Verde beat Notre Dame Prep 14-9 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Do the Coyotes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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