Softball Recap: Mohave Accelerated's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 13

Patriots

Previous Games

04/26/25 vs Heritage Academy	13-6
04/25/25 vs North Valley Christian Academy	27-0
04/18/25 @ Wickenburg	16-0
04/17/25 @ Glendale Prep Academy	15-0
04/14/25 @ Mesquite	20-3
+ 8 more games

Mohave Accelerated had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Heritage Academy Heroes as they made off with a 13-6 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Kennedy Lamb was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run and two runs.

In other batting news, Tanner Banks and Megan Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Banks fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Jones fired off two home runs, four RBI, and one stolen base while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave Jones a new career-high. Rayli Marin was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.

Mohave Accelerated was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in 22 consecutive games.

Mohave Accelerated's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mohave Accelerated beat the Heroes by a score of 7-5 later that day.