The Red Rock Scorpions will venture away from home to face off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Red Rock has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Scottsdale Christian Academy will come in with four straight victories.
Red Rock came up short against Madison Highland Prep on Thursday, falling 15-3.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy made easy work of Camp Verde on Thursday and carried off a 15-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Dylan Tims made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
In other batting news, Hank Berg was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Scottsdale Christian Academy is undefeated when Berg posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Luke Troxell, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Scottsdale Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Scottsdale Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Red Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Red Rock suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can the Scorpions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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