The Mohave Accelerated Patriots will take on the North Valley Christian Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mohave Accelerated has 11 straight victories, North Valley Christian Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mohave Accelerated's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Wickenburg with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won 18 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Lucy Wickham, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Banks, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Mohave Accelerated kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in 20 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for North Valley Christian Academy's offense. They came up short against Kingman Academy on Tuesday, falling 29-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mohave Accelerated's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for North Valley Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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