The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pusch Ridge Christian Academy sitting on three straight wins and Northwest Christian on six.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by six) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tanque Verde, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since March 21st.
John Sunukjian
| 04/03/25 vs Tanque Verde | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Catalina Foothills | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Cholla | 2 |
| 04/30/25 @ Tanque Verde | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Sabino | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
John Sunukjian made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is 8-4 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-7 otherwise. Sunukjian was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run.
Sunukjian wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Allen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian made easy work of San Tan Foothills on Monday and carried off an 18-1 win. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Northwest Christian pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, their record now sits at 14-11.
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