Arizona Lutheran Academy is 0-8 against Phoenix Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Phoenix Christian Cougars at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
After only one run in their last contest, Arizona Lutheran Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mohave Accelerated on Saturday. Everything went Arizona Lutheran Academy's way against Mohave Accelerated as Arizona Lutheran Academy made off with a 17-3 win.
Corey Riesop made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Riesop was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Aiden Frear was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. Noah Urbieta was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Christian had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. They never let the Scorpions onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Mason Inman, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Gutierrez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Arizona Lutheran Academy's record now sits at 13-1. As for Phoenix Christian, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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