Kingman Academy won the last time they faced Heritage Academy, and things went their way on Monday too. The Kingman Academy Tigers came out on top against the Heritage Academy Heroes by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kingman Academy.
Casen Short was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Short was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Gordon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rilee Otto, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Heritage Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Farris, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
Kingman Academy pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Kingman Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chandler Prep at 4:00 p.m. on May 3rd. Chandler Prep will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Kingman Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heritage Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Benson at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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