Baseball Preview: Lowcountry Leadership NaviGators vs. Military Magnet Academy Eagles
Lowcountry Leadership is 9-1 against Military Magnet Academy since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lowcountry Leadership NaviGators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Military Magnet Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Lowcountry Leadership knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Military Magnet Academy likes a good challenge.
The matchup between Lowcountry Leadership and First Baptist School on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Lowcountry Leadership walked away with a 12-9 victory over First Baptist School.
Caden Johnson-Pellos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Johnson-Pellos has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson-Pellos was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lowcountry Leadership let Caleb Peeples and Seabrook Greene loose on the outfield. Peeples scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Greene scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Greene is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Will Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Military Magnet Academy suffered a rough 18-1 defeat at the hands of Charleston Math & Science back in March. Military Magnet Academy has not had much luck with Charleston Math & Science recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lowcountry Leadership's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Military Magnet Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Lowcountry Leadership's way against Military Magnet Academy in their previous matchup back in March as Lowcountry Leadership made off with a 28-1 victory. Does Lowcountry Leadership have another victory up their sleeve, or will Military Magnet Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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