Baseball Game Preview: Louisville Leopards vs. Archbishop Hoban Knights

For the second straight game, Louisville will face off against Archbishop Hoban. The Leopards will head out to challenge the Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Louisville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Hoban's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Archbishop Hoban hit Louisville with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Leopards might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-4 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Leopards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Blake Johnson

Earned Runs

04/17/25 @ Chardon	2
04/04/25 vs Chardon	2
03/31/25 vs Canfield	1

Louisville got a good showing from Blake Johnson, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Johnson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Leopards are 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise.

At the plate, Jake Beard was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Cooper Rice also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Archbishop Hoban has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Louisville, they now have a losing record of 7-8.