The Leo Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Mississinewa Indians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Leo will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Leo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-3 margin over Columbia City on Thursday. Considering the Lions have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon Ruoff
| 05/15/25 @ Columbia City | 1 |
| 05/06/25 vs East Noble | 0 |
| 04/29/25 @ Norwell | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Fremont | 1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Carroll | 1 |
Landon Ruoff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Leo let Dominic Rennecker and Alex Robison run wild. Rennecker went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Robison went 1-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run was Robison's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke MacDonald, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs.
Leo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mississinewa fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Oak Hill on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 9-8.
Kenny Ayala was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Merric Mobley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kallen Quaderer, who went 1-for-5 with one home run and two runs.
Leo pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mississinewa, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
