Highland Prep made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Odyssey Institute, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went the Highland Prep Honey Badgers' way against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur on Tuesday as the Highland Prep Honey Badgers made off with a 25-4 win. For the Honey Badgers, this counts as revenge for the 19-3 victory the Minotaur walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.
Sydney Mikkelson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Mikkelson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Mikkelson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Alexis Rodda
| 03/04/25 vs Odyssey Institute | 4 |
| 04/08/24 vs Northland Prep Academy | 3 |
| 03/11/24 vs Palo Verde | 3 |
| 02/23/24 @ Madison Highland Prep | 3 |
| 03/03/25 @ Dysart | 2 |
In other batting news, Alexis Rodda was a standout: she scored four runs and stole Five bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Haley Miller, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Highland Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Highland Prep now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Odyssey Institute, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland Prep will welcome Leading Edge Academy - GEC at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Odyssey Institute, they will host Tonopah Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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