Tigers
| 03/29/25 @ Joseph City | 20 |
| 03/04/25 @ Highland Prep West | 13 |
| 02/26/25 vs Mohave Accelerated | 13 |
| 03/24/25 vs Wickenburg | 11 |
| 03/04/25 @ Highland Prep West | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kingman Academy). They were the clear victors by a 20-3 margin over the Joseph City Wildcats on Saturday. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Brayden Russell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Kingman Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-7-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Kingman Academy got a massive performance out of Pax McFadyen, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave McFadyen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Hopper, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Kingman Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Kingman Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7-1. As for Joseph City, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kingman Academy will head out to challenge Mohave Accelerated at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Joseph City, they will take on Holbrook at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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