The Anthem Prep Eagles will take on the Ray Bearcats at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Anthem Prep took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Salome get on the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Brayden Fessler was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jovan Durickovic, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ray came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with a 10-2 victory.
Seth Wade and Logan Rice made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wade didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rice tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, Wade didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. At bat, Wade scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Rice scored two runs and stole a base. Rice has become a key player for Ray: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
Ray hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Ray's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Anthem Prep, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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