Preview: Leadership Academy Falcons vs. Millennium Lions
Leadership Academy is 7-2 against Millennium since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Leadership Academy Falcons will be playing at home against the Millennium Lions at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Wednesday, Leadership Academy fell victim to a tough 12-6 loss at the hands of Page.
Hank Gaston was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Gaston was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gaston wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Blevins, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Leadership Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Millennium was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-6 walloping at the hands of Oak Ridge Military Academy.
Leadership Academy's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Millennium, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Leadership Academy's way against Millennium in their previous meeting on Tuesday as Leadership Academy made off with a 21-0 victory. Does Leadership Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millennium turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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