St. John Paul II Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their rough 20-1 loss to the Kingman Academy Tigers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, St. John Paul II Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. John Paul II Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nadia Wondrash, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Kingman Academy's side, Alexa Valdez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Valdez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Valdez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kingman Academy got a massive performance out of Faythe Lafirenza, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, five runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Sanders, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
St. John Paul II Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16-1. As for Kingman Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-9.
St. John Paul II Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kingman Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Heritage Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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