Pima fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against North Valley Christian Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5. The Roughriders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 5-4.
Preston Russell
| 04/24/25 @ North Valley Christian Academy | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Gilbert Classical Academy | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs St. Johns | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Miami | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Morenci | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Preston Russell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Pima's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-9-1 when he doesn't). Aiden Alder was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Pima and nudges their season record down to 8-10-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for North Valley Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-15-1.
Coming up, Pima will take on San Tan Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they will face off against Mohave Accelerated at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions are facing the Patriots at the right time seeing as the Patriots are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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