Horizon Honors came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chandler Prep Titans a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Horizon Honors has won by exactly four runs.
Austin Ragsdale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Ragsdale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ragsdale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Hull, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
On Chandler Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aashish Sreejith, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Horizon Honors has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Chandler Prep, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Horizon Honors will be playing in front of their home fans against Sequoia Pathway Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Horizon Honors is facing Sequoia Pathway Academy at the right time seeing as Sequoia Pathway Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Chandler Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tempe Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tempe Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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