Softball Recap: Kingman Bulldogs vs. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians
Kingman lost against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Kingman Bulldogs' rough 16-3 defeat to the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kingman in their matchups with American Leadership Academy - West Foothills: they've now lost four in a row.
Kingman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destiny Hartley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' side, Mana Risati made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Risati has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Risati was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Emily Thomas was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Caines, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Kingman's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Kingman will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Page at 3:00 a.m. Kingman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they will head out on the road to square off against Odyssey Institute at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills is facing Odyssey Institute at the right time seeing as Odyssey Institute is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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