The Kingman Academy Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Phoenix Christian Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kingman Academy sitting on four straight victories and Phoenix Christian on six.
If Kingman Academy beats Phoenix Christian with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Kingman Academy had just enough and edged Tombstone out 7-6.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Phoenix Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Roadrunners. Phoenix Christian's victory was all the more impressive since San Tan Charter was averaging only 4.05 runs allowed on the season.
Kevin Palafox made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Palafox was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Burton, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kingman Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Phoenix Christian, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Kingman Academy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Phoenix Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Kingman Academy, Nate Gulick (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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