Baseball Recap: Simpson Academy Beats Leake Academy for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Cougars

Previous Games

03/28/25 vs Leake Academy	8-1
03/27/25 @ Leake Academy	7-3
03/25/25 vs Leake Academy	6-5
03/21/25 @ Park Place Christian Academy	16-2
03/20/25 vs Park Place Christian Academy	7-1
+ 3 more games

Simpson Academy entered their tilt with Leake Academy on Friday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Rebels 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Braxton Baldwin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Benjamin Kennedy, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since March 1st. Another player making a difference was Hendrix Magee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Simpson Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in eight consecutive games.

Simpson Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Leake Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Simpson Academy will venture away from home to face off against East Rankin Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Simpson Academy will need to watch out since East Rankin Academy has now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests. As for Leake Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leake Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: Lamar has averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.