Softball Recap: American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians vs. Kingman Bulldogs
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Kingman Bulldogs as the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians made off with a 16-3 win. The victory was nothing new for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Mana Risati was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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. Madelyn Caines was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Kingman's side, they 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.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs per game. As for Kingman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7-1 record this season.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills 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. As for Kingman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Page at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kingman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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