Baseball Recap: Leo Lions vs. Hillcrest Hawks
Leo stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let the Hillcrest Hawks onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory. Leo's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Derrick Davis III made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Davis III was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ian Dunn, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Clyde Akins was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Hillcrest's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daquan Dennis, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Leo's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Leo will be playing in front of their home fans against Chicago Vocational at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leo's pitching crew has only allowed 0.6 runs per game this season, so Chicago Vocational's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hillcrest, they will be playing at home against Rich Township at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rich Township has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.29 runs per game on average), something Hillcrest will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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