The Maeser Prep Academy Lions will square off against the Draper APA Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Maeser Prep Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering American Heritage just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Patriots. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Draper APA unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Maeser Prep Academy by a score of 8-7.
Ziek Van Dijk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Caldwell, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Draper APA always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 73.6%.
Maeser Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Draper APA, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
Maeser Prep Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Draper APA in their previous matchup on Tuesday, sneaking past 8-7. Will Maeser Prep Academy repeat their success, or does Draper APA have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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