The Paradise Valley Christian Prep Panthers will challenge the Berean Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paradise Valley Christian Prep has seven straight wins, Berean Academy has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Paradise Valley Christian Prep's victory against Thunderbird Adventist Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers won by a run and slipped past Thunderbird Adventist Academy 12-11. The 12-run effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
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Noemi Piraino made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Piraino was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Izzy Sucher was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bria Vidinghoff, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Berean Academy came up short against Sequoia Charter on Tuesday, falling 19-8.
Paradise Valley Christian Prep's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.7 runs over those games. As for Berean Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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