Kingman Academy is 7-0 against St. John Paul II Catholic since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kingman Academy Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 3:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kingman Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kingman just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3.
Rilee Otto was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Hopper, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. John Paul II Catholic's offense. They suffered a rough 11-0 loss at the hands of Arizona Lutheran Academy on Tuesday. St. John Paul II Catholic has not had much luck with Arizona Lutheran Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kingman Academy's record is now 12-9. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their record is now 8-11.
Everything went Kingman Academy's way against St. John Paul II Catholic in their previous matchup on April 2nd as Kingman Academy made off with a 10-2 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. John Paul II Catholic's Joshua Standage, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kingman Academy still be able to contain Standage? There's only one way to find out.
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