Phoenix Christian came tearing into Monday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Phoenix Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Xavier Gutierrez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Arizona Lutheran Academy's side, Corey Riesop was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Phoenix Christian pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-2.
Phoenix Christian will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Glendale Prep Academy at 3:45 p.m. Phoenix Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Glendale Prep Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Trivium Prep at 4:00 p.m. Trivium Prep has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.86 runs per game on average), something Arizona Lutheran Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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