Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for American Leadership Academy-Johnston

American Leadership Academy-Johnston had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Cape Hatteras on Saturday. The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes. The Patriots' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Frank Henry looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.

At the plate, American Leadership Academy-Johnston got a massive performance out of Calvin Hooks, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Hooks also got two hits, marking his first of the season. Gavin Jackson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

Patriots

Batting Average

03/01/25 @ Cape Hatteras	51.7%
03/01/25 @ Manteo	25.9%
02/24/25 @ Wallace-Rose Hill	28.6%
04/29/24 vs Eastern Wayne	37.5%
04/19/24 @ Eno River Academy	23.1%
+ 12 more games

American Leadership Academy-Johnston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .517. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.

American Leadership Academy-Johnston pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Cape Hatteras, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Coming up, American Leadership Academy-Johnston will challenge South Garner at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Cape Hatteras, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-6 loss against Manteo on the 1st.