Page and Kingman are an even 4-4-1 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Page Sand Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Kingman Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Page is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Page never let their opponents score. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Chinle.
Not much got past Vance Gardner, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Chinle off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Yazzie, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kingman pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Williams by a score of 11-10. Kingman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Codey Padilla was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Padilla was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cash Collins was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taelon Thomason, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Page's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Kingman, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Page beat Kingman 6-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Page repeat their success, or does Kingman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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