The LEAD Academy Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Diboll Lumberjacks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. LEAD Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
LEAD Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Cushing on Saturday. LEAD Academy took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cushing.
Meanwhile, Diboll narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past LEAD Academy 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lumberjacks.
Brooklyn Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on De'Mya Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Emily Vasquez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Diboll pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for LEAD Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
LEAD Academy couldn't quite finish off Diboll in their previous matchup on Thursday and fell 7-5. Can LEAD Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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