Softball Recap: Kingman Academy's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

04/16/25 vs Mountainside	29-0
04/14/25 @ Northland Prep Academy	1-0
04/11/25 @ Wickenburg	12-0
04/07/25 vs Bagdad	14-4
04/04/25 @ Glendale Prep Academy	6-0

Kingman Academy came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mountainside Wolves a 29-0 shutout. Give the Tigers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Emily Mathys made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those five hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Ava Sanders and Taylee Mote did most of the damage at the plate: Sanders went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and three RBI, while Mote scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those two triples gave Sanders a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brooke Espinoza, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Kingman Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .902. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Kingman Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Mountainside, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kingman Academy will welcome North Valley Christian Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.43 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mountainside, they will host Salome at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Frogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.91 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of.