Baseball Game Preview: Leadership Academy Falcons vs. Millennium Lions

Falcons

Runs

04/02/25 @ Corvian Community	3
04/01/25 vs Millennium	12
03/28/25 @ Clover Garden School	5
03/26/25 @ Asheboro	2
03/21/25 vs Cornerstone Charter	6
+ 7 more games

Leadership Academy is 8-2 against Millennium since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Falcons will take on the Lions at 6:00 p.m. Leadership Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Leadership Academy came up short against Corvian Community and fell 7-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.

Hank Gaston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Millennium's offense. They lost 12-0 to Leadership Academy on Tuesday. The loss leaves the Lions still looking for their first win of the season.

Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Millennium, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Millennium's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Leadership Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Millennium, though, as they've been averaging only 2.3 strikeouts. Will Leadership Academy keep running through batters, or will the Lions buck the trend?

Leadership Academy took their win against Millennium in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.