The Ridgeline Academy Eagles will square off against the Maricopa Institute of Technology Iron Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgeline Academy will be strutting in after a win while Maricopa Institute of Technology will be coming in after a loss.
Maricopa Institute of Technology will be up against a hot Ridgeline Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 16. Ridgeline Academy walked away with a 5-2 victory over Imagine Prep on Wednesday.
Ryan McVey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. McVey was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
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In other batting news, Gretchen Clower was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Baird, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Maricopa Institute of Technology was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Heritage Academy, falling 25-0.
Ridgeline Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Maricopa Institute of Technology, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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