Bourgade Catholic is 6-0 against Scottsdale Christian Academy since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bourgade Catholic has four straight wins, Scottsdale Christian Academy has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bourgade Catholic can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Camp Verde 15-0.
Raina Navarro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Navarro has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Navarro was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Maya Macias was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Samantha Santillan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. Their tough 26-13 defeat to Benjamin Franklin might stick with them for a while. Even if Scottsdale Christian Academy couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Bourgade Catholic pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.2 runs. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Bourgade Catholic's way against Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Bourgade Catholic made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bourgade Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
