Prieto made three saves on seven shots to preserve the Battlers’ opening-round win at home against Trevecca Nazarene.
He went head-to-head against another freshman G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week from earlier in the year, TNU’s Tyler Delgado. Prieto now has 3-3-0 record on the season with one shutout.
Prieto matched his season-high save total with three and will try and help the Battlers in their next playoff game against top seed Davis & Elkins on Thursday.
Alderson Broaddus is now 9-7-2 overall on the season to date.