The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will head out to face off against the Highland Prep Honey Badgers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yuma Catholic has three straight wins, Highland Prep has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Yuma Catholic's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against River Valley by a score of 4-0.
Joey Carey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Highland Prep scored the most runs they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Tonopah Valley, falling 26-1.
Highland Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Belanger-Frank, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Yuma Catholic pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Highland Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Highland Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Yuma Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .422. It's a different story for Highland Prep, though, as they've only averaged .134. Will they be able to contain Yuma Catholic's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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