Baseball Recap: Leesville Road Beats Athens Drive for Their Fourth Straight Victory

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2025, 1:52am

Baseball Recap: Leesville Road Pride vs. Athens Drive Jaguars

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Previous 4 Games

04/08/25 @ Athens Drive6-3
04/05/25 @ Millbrook4-2
04/04/25 @ Wake Forest8-7
04/03/25 vs Jordan13-4

Leesville Road had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Athens Drive Jaguars. That's more bragging rights for the Pride, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Jack Fields looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Fields, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ethan Engelson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Leesville Road's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Athens Drive, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.

Leesville Road will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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