Leavitt waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Lincoln Academy Eagles out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Leavitt, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Carpenter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Carpenter was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, Trent Holst was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Lincoln Academy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Cotta, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Leavitt's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Lincoln Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Leavitt will head out on the road to square off against Medomak Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Leavitt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Freeport at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Freeport's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lincoln Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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