Baseball Preview: Kingman Academy Tigers vs. Kingman Bulldogs
The Kingman Academy Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Kingman Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Kingman Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Kingman Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Trivium Prep (and have done all season long). Kingman Academy blew past Trivium Prep 24-5. 24 seems to be a good number for Kingman Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kingman Academy got a massive performance out of Gavin Hopper, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Rilee Otto, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kingman didn't have quite enough to beat Parker on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Even though they lost, Kingman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parker only tossed three.
Kingman Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8. As for Kingman, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything went Kingman Academy's way against Kingman in their previous matchup back in February as Kingman Academy made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingman Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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