Baseball Recap: Leon comes up short despite Cooper Stevens' strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 11:33am

Baseball Recap: Leon Cougars vs. Centerville Tigers

Leon lost against Centerville on April 2nd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Leon Cougars fell 5-2 to the Centerville Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Leon in their matchups with Centerville: they've now lost four in a row.

Cooper Stevens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Centerville's side, Blake Boyd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, Centerville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trayce Schwab, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Halston French, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Leon's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Centerville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-2 record this season.

Leon will head out on the road to face off against Lovelady at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lovelady is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Leon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Centerville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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