Baseball Recap: Maryvale Prep Matador vs. North Valley Christian Academy Lions
On Friday, the Maryvale Prep Matador suffered a rough 24-1 loss at the hands of the North Valley Christian Academy Lions. Maryvale Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maryvale Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Tanori, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On North Valley Christian Academy's side, David Lautherboren made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Lautherboren was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Noah Jones and Brayden Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Collins got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jones hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Daniel Schoenleb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Maryvale Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Maryvale Prep will be playing at home against Gilbert Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gilbert Classical Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Maryvale Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Anthem Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Valley Christian Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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