The Paradise Valley Christian Prep Panthers will challenge the Gila Bend Gila Monsters at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Paradise Valley Christian Prep made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Thunderbird Adventist Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Paradise Valley Christian Prep's way against Thunderbird Adventist Academy on Wednesday as Paradise Valley Christian Prep made off with a 21-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gila Bend, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Thunderbird Adventist Academy by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday. The Gila Monsters haven't had any issues with Thunderbird Adventist Academy recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Nadiyah Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leila Martinez, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aria Enos, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple and one RBI.
Gila Bend's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13.4 runs. As for Paradise Valley Christian Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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