Softball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Lee-Scott Academy's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 @ Montgomery Academy	13
04/16/25 @ Reeltown	11
04/09/25 @ Wadley	10
03/27/25 vs Wadley	10
03/03/25 vs Montgomery Academy	10

Lee-Scott Academy won the last time they faced Reeltown and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Warriors put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 13-2 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Railey Langford and Addison Mezick made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Langford pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Mezick pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Langford has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Langford scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Mezick scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Langford a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ansley Tate, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emmie Hartzog, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Lee-Scott Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive contests.

Lee-Scott Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-11-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Reeltown, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lee-Scott Academy will challenge Glenwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Reeltown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Horseshoe Bend at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Generals' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so the Rebels' hitters will have their work cut out for them.