The Marcos de Niza Padres will face off against the Goldwater Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Marcos de Niza turned things around against Camelback on Friday. They blew past the Spartans 18-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Padres' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Goldwater). Everything went their way against Agua Fria on Friday as they made off with a 15-2 win. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Connor Heather made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Braeden Evjen and Parker Windom did most of the damage at the plate: Evjen went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Windom went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave Windom a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Mayberry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Goldwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Marcos de Niza's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Goldwater, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11.
Marcos de Niza came out on top in a nail-biter against Goldwater in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Padres repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
