Pusch Ridge Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks by a score of 7-4. For Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Yuma Catholic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
John Sunukjian made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sunukjian has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sunukjian was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Secrest, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Yuma Catholic's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Carey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Yuma Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pusch Ridge Christian Academy only tossed nine.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Yuma Catholic, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-4.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Yuma Catholic also has no future games currently scheduled.
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