The Kingman Academy Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingman Academy has three straight wins, Trivium Prep has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kingman Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Red Rock as Kingman Academy made off with a 24-1 victory. Considering Kingman Academy has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Casen Short made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Short was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kingman Academy got a massive performance out of Ryan Gordon, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Gordon is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cade Benson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trivium Prep fell victim to a tough 12-5 loss at the hands of Phoenix Country Day on Monday.
Like Kingman Academy, Trivium Prep also got a great game from a two-way player: Isaiah Lopez. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Powers, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kingman Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Trivium Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Trivium Prep's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Kingman Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .442. It's a different story for Trivium Prep, though, as they've only averaged .360. Will they be able to contain Kingman Academy's hitters?
Everything went Kingman Academy's way against Trivium Prep in their previous matchup back in March as Kingman Academy made off with a 16-2 win. Will Kingman Academy repeat their success, or does Trivium Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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