After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mohave Accelerated, Kingman Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They blew past the Highland Prep West HORNETS 32-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Caidyn Padilla made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Padilla was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Mathys, who fired off two home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Taylee Mote, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
The win got Kingman Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Highland Prep West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Kingman Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Highland Prep West: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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