The Heritage Academy Heroes will square off against the Tempe Prep Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
Heritage Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Gilbert Classical Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Brenden Whetten made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Tempe Prep made easy work of ALA - Anthem South on Thursday and carried off a 13-1 victory. The game marked the Knights' most dominant win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Will Drescher, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Gastelum, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one stolen base.
Heritage Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-1 record this season. As for Tempe Prep, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8.
Heritage Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Tempe Prep in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Heroes repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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