Baseball Game Preview: Louisburg Warriors vs. Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs

For the second straight game, Louisburg will face off against Durham School of the Arts. The Warriors will take on the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Louisburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Louisburg got the win against Durham School of the Arts by a conclusive 14-4. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.

Mason Leonard

Runs

04/28/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	4
04/29/25 vs Durham School of the Arts	3
04/02/25 vs Warren County	3
04/01/25 vs Vance County	2
04/01/25 vs Vance County	2
+ 8 more games

Jake Layton and Mason Leonard did most of the damage at the plate: Layton went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Leonard went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Leonard has become a key player for Louisburg: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Andrew Manthie was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Louisburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Durham School of the Arts' loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Louisburg, they now have a winning record of 9-8.