After soaring to ten runs the game before, Arizona College Prep was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of the American Leadership Academy Patriots by a score of 4-2.
Kyle Cristofano was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Arizona College Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Kim, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On American Leadership Academy's side, Keegan Palmer looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Tayden Brewer and Dominic Mcknight did most of the damage at the plate: Brewer went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Mcknight went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Arizona College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 18-7-1. As for American Leadership Academy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
While Arizona College Prep had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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