The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Brophy College Prep Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Notre Dame Prep nor Brophy College Prep posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Notre Dame Prep will bounce into Monday's game after beating Campo Verde, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Saints sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Coyotes on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Saints as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ashton Higgins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame Prep's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Layne Henry, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Brophy College Prep never let their opponents score on Friday. They skirted past Sunnyslope 2-0. That's two games straight that the Broncos have won by exactly two runs.
Notre Dame Prep pushed their record up to 12-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Brophy College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
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