Baseball Recap: Yuma Catholic Beats Kingman for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Shamrocks

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Thatcher	37
04/03/25 @ Highland Prep	21
03/25/25 vs Odyssey Institute	21
02/26/25 @ Scottsdale Christian Academy	19
04/11/25 @ Kingman	16

Yuma Catholic won the last time they faced Kingman and things went their way on Friday too. The Shamrocks put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 18-2 win. Considering the Shamrocks have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Leonel Avelar was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Yuma Catholic got a massive performance out of Erik Topete, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. What's more, Topete posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Brady Friar was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Yuma Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kingman only posted an OBP of .250.

The victory was the seventh in a row for Yuma Catholic, bringing their record up to 18-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Kingman, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yuma Catholic will head out to face off against Parker at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Broncs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.08 runs per game on average), something the Shamrocks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kingman, they will head out on the road to square off against Chino Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.