Baseball Preview: Kingman Academy Tigers vs. Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes
The Kingman Academy Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Kingman Academy's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bagdad on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for Kingman Academy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Anthem Prep.
Eric Urbieta made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Urbieta was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jorge Lomeli, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Pufahl, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Kingman Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Kingman Academy might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Arizona Lutheran Academy when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pufahl, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Kingman Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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