Baseball Recap: Laurel Hill Drops Highest Score of Season Against L.E.A.D. Academy

Hoboes

Team Score (Highest)

04/10/25 vs L.E.A.D. Academy	16
02/27/25 @ Ponce De Leon	15
04/07/25 vs Bethlehem	11
03/03/25 vs Baker	9
04/07/25 vs Bethlehem	8

Laurel Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against L.E.A.D. Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 17-16. On the bright side, the 16- run performance marked the Hoboes' highest-scoring match to date.

Nathan Gemina was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Weston Graves, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.

This is the second loss in a row for Laurel Hill and nudges their season record down to 2-13. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.

Laurel Hill and L.E.A.D. Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Hoboes will take on Northview at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, they will square off against Rocky Bayou Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Knights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.