The Lakewood Leopards will take on the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders in a tournament on Monday. Lakewood is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Lakewood came up short against Rosewood and fell 8-3.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Neal, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy earned a 7-2 victory over Kerr-Vance Academy on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Dawson Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Harrells Christian Academy is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-9 otherwise. Jaiden Stallings was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Harrells Christian Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their record now sits at 3-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lakewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harrells Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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