The Highland Prep Honey Badgers will take on the River Valley Dust Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Highland Prep is looking for their season's first victory.
Highland Prep fell victim to Odyssey Institute and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Minotaur, falling 13-0.
Highland Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Belanger-Frank, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, River Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Tonopah Valley on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Dust Devils in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now won six in a row.
Mickey Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Mickey Gonzalez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
River Valley pushed their record up to 11-4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Highland Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Highland Prep might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from River Valley in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Will the Honey Badgers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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