The KIPP King Lions will face off against Leadership at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (KIPP King has four straight victories, Leadership has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If KIPP King beats Leadership with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Lions came out on top against Mare Island Tech Academy by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday.
Gabriel Acevedo
| 04/30/25 vs Mare Island Tech Academy | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Mare Island Tech Academy | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Impact Academy of Arts & Technology | 4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Mt. Diablo | 4 |
| + 6 more games |
Gabriel Acevedo made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Acevedo was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more stolen bases the last 11 times he's played.
In other batting news, Diego Parada was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Xavier Gardley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
KIPP King 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 .323 or higher in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Leadership came up short against Leadership Public Schools Richmond last Wednesday, falling 17-1.
Leadership's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for KIPP King, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Everything went KIPP King's way against Leadership when the teams last played back in April, as KIPP King made off with a 27-8 victory. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leadership turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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