Simpson Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Leake Academy Rebels. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Simpson Academy also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
Barrett McKenney was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryce Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Leake Academy's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Winstead, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Rece Atkinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Simpson Academy pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Leake Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8-1.
Simpson Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Rankin Academy at 6:00 p.m. Simpson Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so East Rankin Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Leake Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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