Softball Game Preview: Lee-Scott Academy Warriors vs. Glenwood Gators

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2025, 1:17am

Softball Preview: Lee-Scott Academy Warriors vs. Glenwood Gators

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Lee-Scott Academy hasn't had much luck against Glenwood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gators at 4:00 p.m. Lee-Scott Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Glenwood will be coming in after a defeat.

On Wednesday, Lee-Scott Academy made easy work of Reeltown and carried off a 13-2 win. Considering the Warriors have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Railey Langford

Hits (Career)

04/16/25 @ Reeltown3
04/14/25 @ Dadeville2
04/10/25 @ Montgomery Academy2
04/09/25 @ Wadley1
03/25/25 vs Dadeville1

Railey Langford and Addison Mezick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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 the plate, Langford scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Mezick scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Those three hits gave Langford a new career-high.

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 Sarah-Caroline Joiner, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

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 games.

Meanwhile, Glenwood wound up with the same score they had in their last game (14-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.

Glenwood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karrington Slocumb, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Clara Crisco was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Lee-Scott Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-11-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Glenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 13-18-2.

Lee-Scott Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Glenwood when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 7-2. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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