There's no place like home for Leake Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Rebels' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Not much got past Caden Stovall, who gave up just a hit to keep Park Place Christian Academy off the board. Stovall also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Leake Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Leake Academy got a big performance out of Tanner Walsworth, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Matthew Nowell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Rebels
| 04/07/25 vs Park Place Christian Academy | 57.1% |
| 04/04/25 @ Lamar | 24.1% |
| 04/03/25 vs Lamar | 33.3% |
| 04/01/25 @ Lamar | 32.3% |
| 03/28/25 @ Simpson Academy | 35.5% |
| + 10 more games |
Leake Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Leake Academy's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-6. As for Park Place Christian Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Leake Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Crusaders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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