The Leake Central Gators will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Newton County Cougars, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Leake Central's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Leake Central fell victim to West Lauderdale and their airtight pitching crew on March 5th. Their rough 16-0 loss to the Knights might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Leake Central has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Newton County waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 9-5.
Leake Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Newton County, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Leake Central might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Newton County when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Thankfully for Leake Central, Marcus Mowdy (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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