Baseball Recap: Kingman Academy Snaps Nine-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Kingman Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Wickenburg on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wranglers by a score of 13-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since February 27th.

Dustin Sealy

Base on Balls Against

03/24/25 vs Wickenburg	2
03/22/25 @ Kingman	2
03/10/25 @ Parker	2
03/04/25 @ Highland Prep West	0

Dustin Sealy put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Rilee Otto and Cormac Cone stepped up to the plate in a big way. Otto scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Cone scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Cone has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Wildebaur, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Even though they lost, Kingman Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Kingman Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-6-1. As for Wickenburg, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-4.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Kingman Academy will take on rival St. John Paul II Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Wickenburg is set to square off against their familiar foe Trivium Prep at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.