Northwest Christian is 9-1 against Fountain Hills since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northwest Christian Crusaders will be playing at home against the Fountain Hills Falcons at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Christian has three straight victories, Fountain Hills has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwest Christian put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Scottsdale Christian Academy as Northwest Christian made off with a 16-1 win.
Kendalyn Cook was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Cook has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Kinsey Unger was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Caylie Thomas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fountain Hills fell victim to a tough 16-5 loss at the hands of Wickenburg on Thursday.
Northwest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Fountain Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Northwest Christian's way against Fountain Hills in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Northwest Christian made off with a 37-16 win. Does Northwest Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fountain Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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