The Kingman Academy Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Red Rock Scorpions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Kingman Academy will be strutting in after a win while Red Rock will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kingman Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mohave Accelerated as Kingman Academy made off with a 17-1 win. While fans of Kingman Academy might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Cade Benson made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Benson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Benson was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kingman Academy got a massive performance out of Rilee Otto, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ryan Gordon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Red Rock played against Northland Prep Academy and lost via forfeit.
Kingman Academy pushed their record up to 10-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Red Rock, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Kingman Academy might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Red Rock when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Kingman Academy, Nate Ross (who scored three runs while going 4-for-5) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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