Baseball Game Preview: American Leadership Academy Patriots vs. Williston-Elko Blue Devils

The American Leadership Academy Patriots will face off against the Williston-Elko Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. American Leadership Academy has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

American Leadership Academy is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 14-0 to Batesburg-Leesville.

American Leadership Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brice Cook, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Cook's first of the season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williston-Elko). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Calhoun County a 20-0 shutout on Friday. The Blue Devils have beaten the Saints the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Saints has come to flipping the script.

American Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Williston-Elko, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.