It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North Valley Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pima Roughriders, sneaking past 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Roughriders back in February, they had to take a 5-4 loss.
Duvuagn Pryce was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Pryce was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March.
Brayden Collins
| 03/31/25 @ Anthem Prep | 7 |
| 04/24/25 vs Pima | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Kingman Academy | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Highland Prep West | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs Wickenburg | 3 |
| + 9 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Collins, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. He has become a key player for North Valley Christian Academy: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 5-14-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Bradley, who got three hits from his four at bats.
North Valley Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pima only posted an OBP of .308.
North Valley Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-15-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Pima, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10-1.
Looking ahead, North Valley Christian Academy will head out on the road to square 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. As for Pima, they will be playing at home against San Tan Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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