Baseball Recap: Monday's Win Is Kingman's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/08/25 vs Monument Valley	32
04/04/25 @ Highland Prep	28
04/15/25 @ Winslow	20
03/01/25 vs Cortez	11
03/06/25 vs Bourgade Catholic	10

Kingman barely beat Odyssey Institute the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Minotaur with a sharp 8-1 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Codey Padilla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Canton Collins was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Collins, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

Kingman is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Odyssey Institute, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Kingman will face off against rival Highland Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute is set to challenge their familiar foe Parker at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.