Patriots
| 04/24/25 vs Goldsboro | 8 |
| 04/24/25 vs Goldsboro | 8 |
| 04/21/25 vs Kerr-Vance Academy | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Oxford Prep | 4 |
| 04/18/25 vs Vance Charter | 7 |
| + 16 more games |
The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the East Wake Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Eight must be American Leadership Academy-Johnston's lucky number: they beat Goldsboro with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Patriots beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston let Teagan Nickerson and Cash Tolley run wild. Nickerson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Tolley went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That's the most hits Tolley has posted since back in March. Michael Bertrand was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in three consecutive matches.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times East Wake and Fike had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Warriors blew past the Demons 12-1 on Tuesday.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Wake, their record is now 8-14.
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