With a playoff game on the line, American Leadership Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Ben Lomond Scots as they made off with an 18-8 victory. Considering American Leadership Academy has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Zuri Smith was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacklynn Huff, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Ben Lomond's side, Elliot Hauser made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Ivy Gallegos was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for American Leadership Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-8. As for Ben Lomond, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
American Leadership Academy will head out on the road to square off against Emery at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Emery is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so American Leadership Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Ben Lomond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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