The Tempe Prep Knights will head out to take on the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Tempe Prep came up short against North Valley Christian Academy last Wednesday, falling 8-2. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tempe Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Gastelum, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI was Gastelum's first of the season.
Meanwhile, San Tan Charter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They didn't even let the Spartans on the board, marking their second-straight 17-0 shutout. Considering the Roadrunners have won seven matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Braden Peasel made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, San Tan Charter got a massive performance out of Jalen O'Neal, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, three RBI, and one run. Those three doubles gave O'Neal a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dillon Wildrick, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
San Tan Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
San Tan Charter's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tempe Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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