The North Valley Christian Academy Lions will take on the Pima Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Valley Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Pima will be coming in after a defeat.
North Valley Christian Academy was handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Kingman Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since March 29th.
Brayden Collins
| 04/22/25 @ Kingman Academy | 9 |
| 04/16/25 @ Chandler Prep | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Glendale Prep Academy | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs Wickenburg | 7 |
| 03/31/25 @ Anthem Prep | 5 |
| 03/24/25 vs Arizona Lutheran Academy | 11 |
Brayden Collins made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI. He has become a key player for North Valley Christian Academy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 5-14-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Levi Corrigan, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. North Valley Christian Academy is 6-2 when Corrigan posts two or more runs, but 3-13-1 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Pima's offense. They fell just short of Snowflake by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
Preston Russell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
Pima now has a losing record of 8-9-1. As for North Valley Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-15-1.
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