Killian Rallies, Then Drops Game To North Broward Prep

North Broward Prep has become very accustomed to winning, and winning big. They traditionally start their season in the HSBN First Pitch Elite tournament, and won the event in 2025.

So when the Eagles opened their 2026 season with a 6-1 loss to St. John Paul, it turned some heads around the country.

After that loss, however, the Eagles finished their first week by beating Park Vista and Wellington by a combined 14-2 score.

That brought us to Wednesday’s match up with Killian, a game that could have been foreshadowing for a possible playoff match-up down the road, with both teams playing in the same Class.

NBP continued their hot play since the season-opening loss, scoring four runs late, defeating the Cougars 9-6, and sending a message that they are still the team to beat in 3A.

“I am just proud of how the team played today,” said Eagles Manager Brian Campbell. “Coming down to Killian, its a tough place to play. We were fortunate to get the win against a team that is well-coached and very talented. We didn’t do it last year, so it was nice to get the win today.”

The Eagles came out of the gates with the bats hot in this one, scoring five runs in the first two innings.

The Cougars showed some of their talent, and fight, by scoring three runs in their half of the second, cutting the lead to 5-3.

John Chen-See and Jordan Scantlebury each had RIB doubles in the inning.

The score remained 5-3 into the fourth inning, when a Phoenix Medina single tied the game for Killian.

“We showed a lot of fight today,” said Cougars Manager Chris Leon. “When you get down five runs early against an opponent like that, it becomes very easy for the game to spiral out of control. Our guys didn’t let that happen, and I am proud of the way they battled back all day.”

In the fifth, the Eagles immediately answered the Cougars two runs with three of their own. An RBI single from Zachary Tavarez, and a two-run double off the bat of Marcus Hall, made it 8-5 Eagles. The teams would then exchange runs in the sixth and seventh, leading to the 9-6 Eagles win.

With the teams having state title goals, both managers know there will need to be improvements to get to where they want to be at the end of the year.

“There are obviously some things we have to clean up on our end, especially on the defensive side of the ball,” said Campbell. “Tomorrow we will go back to work, and try to continue to stack good days on top of each other, and get ready for Friday’s game against Benjamin.

For Killian, it was a similar story after the game.

“Our defense today let us a down a couple times,” said Leon. That is something we will work to clean up, and get ready for tomorrow’s game against SLAM, and Friday’s match up with Chaminade.”

The Eagles are now 3-1, and have a trip to Alabama for the Perfect Game High School Showdown looming next week.

Killian will use Wednesday’s game as a measuring stick game for where they want to be later this year. The Cougars have lost their first three games of the season, but the losses have come against three state powerhouses in Douglas, St. Thomas, and North Broward Prep.

“We stack our schedule every year to show the type of teams we have to beat come playoff time,” said Leon. “They were the better team today, and deserved to win. They put more pressure on us, and we just have to be better. Hopefully we will see then again down the road.”

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