L.E.A.D. Academy is 0-3 against Jay since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The L.E.A.D. Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Jay Royals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sadly, L.E.A.D. Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matches. Their rough 15-0 defeat to Laurel Hill on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Jay fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 8-7.
Jax Lowery was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
L.E.A.D. Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Jay, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
L.E.A.D. Academy might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Jay in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay's Kaden Strength, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Now that L.E.A.D. Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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