The Kingman Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the River Valley Dust Devils at 3:45 p.m. Kingman will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Kingman's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Parker as Kingman made off with a 9-0 victory.
Albert Lopez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Canton Collins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Taelon Thomason was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday River Valley sidestepped American Leadership Academy - West Foothills for a 3-1 win.
Dreyton Gleason tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chad Hunter was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Kingman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for River Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kingman has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kingman came up short against River Valley when the teams last played back in March, falling 14-9. Will Kingman have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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