The Kingman Academy Tigers will face off against the Mountainside Wolves at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Kingman Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Kingman Academy turned things around against Northland Prep Academy on Monday. They walked away with a 13-10 win over the Spartans. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Gavin Hopper made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Kingman Academy is 4-1 when Hopper posts two or more runs, but 3-10-1 otherwise.
Baylor Short
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In other batting news, Baylor Short was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dustin Sealy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Kingman Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Mountainside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Anthem Prep, falling 35-1.
Mountainside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Kingman Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
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