After flying high against Central Carolina Academy on Tuesday, American Leadership Academy-Johnston came back down to earth. The Patriots lost 9-2 to the East Wake Academy Eagles on Wednesday. The Patriots were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Eagles' pitcher proved too tough.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Cooke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Patriots
| 04/09/25 @ East Wake Academy | 2-9 |
| 04/08/25 vs Central Carolina Academy | 17-1 |
| 04/02/25 @ Fike | 12-5 |
| 03/27/25 @ Ravenscroft | 21-1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Grace Christian | 0-13 |
American Leadership Academy-Johnston moved to 6-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for East Wake Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
Looking ahead, American Leadership Academy-Johnston will venture away from home to face off against Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so the Patriots' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Wake Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-6 win against Franklin Academy on the 14th.
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