The Brophy College Prep Broncos will challenge the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Brophy College Prep's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Sunnyslope 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep entered their tilt with Campo Verde on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Coyotes.
Ashton Higgins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Notre Dame Prep's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 10-13 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Notre Dame Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layne Henry, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Notre Dame Prep pushed their record up to 12-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Brophy College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 13-11.
Brophy College Prep skirted past Notre Dame Prep 9-8 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Do the Broncos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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