Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Wickenburg Christian Academy

Lion

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ Tri-City Christian Academy	20
05/03/25 vs Heritage Academy	15
04/14/25 vs Thunderbird Adventist Academy	15
04/21/25 @ Flagstaff Christian	11
04/17/25 @ Thunderbird Adventist Academy	11

It's playoff time, and Wickenburg Christian Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Heritage Academy Heroes on Saturday as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lion, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Bam Hogue and Evan Gustin were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hogue pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gustin pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hogue has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Hogue went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple, while Gustin went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits Hogue has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Xavier Moralez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Sheehan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Wickenburg Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Academy only posted an OBP of .222.

The win was the sixth in a row for Wickenburg Christian Academy, bringing their record up to 11-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Coming up, Wickenburg Christian Academy will take on Gila Bend on Tuesday. The Lion will need to watch out since the Gila Monsters have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.