Wickenburg and Kingman Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. Wickenburg will take on Kingman Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Wickenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
Wickenburg's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Northland Prep Academy as Wickenburg made off with a 23-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wranglers.
Easton Forbrook
| 03/20/25 vs Northland Prep Academy | 6 |
| 03/14/25 vs Glendale Prep Academy | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Mountainside | 0 |
| 02/27/25 vs Globe | 1 |
| 04/20/24 @ Williams | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Camp Verde | 7 |
Easton Forbrook made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Wickenburg is 2-1 when Forbrook posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Hazen Jones and Larry Wilcox did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Wilcox scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Wilcox is becoming a predictor of Wickenburg's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Wickenburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Kingman Academy and Kingman, and Kingman kept the tradition alive. Kingman Academy lost 9-2 to Kingman on Saturday.
The win got Wickenburg back to even at 4-4. As for Kingman Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
Wickenburg skirted past Kingman Academy 10-8 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Will Wickenburg repeat their success, or does Kingman Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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