Kingman Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions 10-2. The win was just what Kingman Academy needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior game.
Cade Benson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Benson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Benson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rilee Otto, who scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hopper, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On St. John Paul II Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Bacome, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Kingman Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Kingman Academy will head out on the road to take on Bagdad at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bagdad will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Kingman Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tempe Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. St. John Paul II Catholic has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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