Baseball Recap: Leadership Academy Falcons vs. Bethany Wolves
Leadership Academy can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Bethany Wolves. This was a revenge contest for Leadership Academy, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Brayden Hatfield tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Leadership Academy let Hunter Wilfong and Isaac Coleman loose on the outfield. Wilfong scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Coleman went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Bethany's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George McDowell, Iv, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ryan Rudd was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Leadership Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Bethany, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-7.
Leadership Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Carver at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leadership Academy is facing Carver at the right time seeing as Carver is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Bethany, they will head out on the road to take on Cornerstone Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Bethany's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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