Notre Dame Prep stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Chaparral Firebirds 13-3. Winning may never get old, but Notre Dame Prep sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Notre Dame Prep got a great performance from Colten Bott as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Bott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aaron Kniffin was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Todd Stottlemyre Jr was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Chaparral's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Cherrington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Notre Dame Prep's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Chaparral, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.
Notre Dame Prep will head out on the road to square off against Horizon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Chaparral, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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