Baseball Game Preview: Leadership Academy Falcons vs. Cornerstone Charter Cardinals

Leadership Academy is 1-9 against Cornerstone Charter since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leadership Academy Falcons will host the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. Neither Leadership Academy nor Cornerstone Charter posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Leadership Academy is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 6-1 to Corvian Community.

Leadership Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hank Gaston, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. That's the most stolen bases Gaston has posted since back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter suffered their biggest loss since April 24, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Southeast Guilford, falling 8-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Cardinals' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.

Cornerstone Charter has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season. Leadership Academy now has a losing record of 3-4.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Leadership Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Leadership Academy couldn't quite finish off Cornerstone Charter in their previous matchup on Tuesday and fell 6-4. Will Leadership Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.