The Desert Heights Prep Yote will square off against the Superior Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Desert Heights Prep has three straight victories, Superior has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Desert Heights Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Valley Lutheran a 24-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Yote's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Cayle Haskell and Jayven Reyes made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Haskell struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Reyes pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Haskell went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Reyes got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Reyes has posted since back in February.
Justin Aguon
| 04/26/25 @ Valley Lutheran | 5 |
| 04/11/25 @ Red Rock | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Valley Lutheran | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Maryvale Prep | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs Maryvale Prep | 3 |
In other batting news, Desert Heights Prep let Justin Aguon and Jesse Aguon run wild. Justin got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Jesse got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five runs gave Justin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Wicker, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Desert Heights Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Superior suffered their closest loss since April 1st on Tuesday. They fell just short of Valley Lutheran by a score of 5-3.
Superior saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Jimenez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That double was Jimenez's first of the season.
Desert Heights Prep pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for Superior, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Desert Heights Prep's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's match. The Yote have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Superior, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Desert Heights Prep continue to outrun the ball? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
