Baseball Game Preview: Martin Luther King Cougars vs. Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Rockets

Cougars

Runs

04/23/25 vs Tacony Academy Charter	8
04/21/25 @ Roxborough	18
04/09/25 vs Constitution	19
04/04/25 @ Prep Charter	18
03/18/25 @ Franklin Learning Center	15

The Martin Luther King Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Rockets at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Martin Luther King is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.

Tacony Academy Charter hit Martin Luther King with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Neither the Cougars nor the Lions could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for an 8-8 draw. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Science Leadership Academy at Beeber was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 24-1 to Franklin Learning Center.

Science Leadership Academy at Beeber's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. Martin Luther King's draw gives them a new season record of 5-0-1.

Martin Luther King might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Science Leadership Academy at Beeber in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.