After a string of three wins, Heritage Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 12-7 to the Kingman Academy Tigers. Heritage Academy has struggled against Kingman Academy recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Farris, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
On Kingman Academy's side, Casen Short made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Short was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Gordon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Cade Benson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Heritage Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Kingman Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Heritage Academy will head out on the road to square off against Benson at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Kingman Academy, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chandler Prep at 4:00 p.m. on May 3rd. Kingman Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, Chandler Prep a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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