Arizona Lutheran Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans a 15-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual For Arizona Lutheran Academy, who after eight games remain undefeated this season.
Noah Urbieta and Rafael Soriano made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Urbieta didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Soriano tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Urbieta has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Urbieta scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Soriano scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jorge Lomeli, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Rafael Guerrero, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Arizona Lutheran Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.7 runs. As for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
Arizona Lutheran Academy will be playing at home against Mohave Accelerated at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arizona Lutheran Academy is facing Mohave Accelerated at the right time seeing as Mohave Accelerated is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Tonopah Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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