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04/15/19 - Home | 8-10 L |
03/29/19 - Away | 11-1 W |
02/24/18 - Neutral | 10-3 W |
02/24/18 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
02/25/17 - Neutral | 7-8 L |
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Kingman Academy and Wickenburg are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. Kingman Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Wickenburg at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Kingman Academy and Kingman, and Kingman kept the tradition alive. Kingman Academy lost 9-2 to Kingman on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Wickenburg got themselves on the board against Northland Prep Academy on Thursday, but Northland Prep Academy never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 23-0 margin over the Spartans. Considering the Wranglers have won four matchups by more than 11 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Easton Forbrook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Wickenburg is 2-1 when Forbrook posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Wickenburg let Hazen Jones and Larry Wilcox run wild. Jones went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Wilcox scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jones has become a key player for Wickenburg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Robert Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Wickenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Wickenburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.2 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. Kingman Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
Kingman Academy couldn't quite finish off Wickenburg when the teams last played back in April of 2019 and fell 10-8. Can Kingman Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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