In what's become a running theme this season, Leo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on the Huntington North Vikings with a sharp 7-1 win. This was payback for Leo, who suffered a 6-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mackenzie Arroyo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Leo's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kristian Bond, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Leo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Huntington North, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
Leo will head out on the road to challenge Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Leo: 2.4, Columbia City: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Huntington North, they will be playing at home against Norwell at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Huntington North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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