Baseball Game Preview: Simpson Academy Cougars vs. Leake Academy Rebels

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 6:28am

Preview: Simpson Academy Cougars vs. Leake Academy Rebels

Simpson Academy is 9-1 against Leake Academy since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Simpson Academy Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Leake Academy Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Simpson Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.

In what's become a running theme this season, Simpson Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Park Place Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 12-0 win.

Braden Duncan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Barrett McKenney was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, everything went Leake Academy's way against Ethel two weeks ago as Leake Academy made off with a 9-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Leake Academy.

Simpson Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Leake Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4-1.

Simpson Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Leake Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simpson Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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