Preview: Bagdad Sultans vs. North Valley Christian Academy Lions
Bagdad is 3-0 against North Valley Christian Academy since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bagdad Sultans will head out on the road to challenge the North Valley Christian Academy Lions at 2:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bagdad has three straight victories, North Valley Christian Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bagdad stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Mogollon as Bagdad made off with a 12-5 win.
Bubba Myers was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was DJ Gramanz, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but North Valley Christian Academy had to settle for a 7-6 loss against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills on Thursday.
North Valley Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Collins, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Collins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Schoenleb, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bagdad's victory bumped their record up to 11-0-1. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bagdad has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Valley Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Bagdad's way against North Valley Christian Academy in their previous matchup on March 9th as Bagdad made off with a 13-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bagdad 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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