Baseball Recap: American Leadership Academy Takes a Loss

American Leadership Academy was the 17-13 winner over Judge Memorial Catholic when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. American Leadership Academy came up short against Judge Memorial Catholic on Tuesday, falling 15-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Eagles have suffered against the Bulldogs since April 20, 2023.

Andrew Ward

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03/25/25 @ Judge Memorial Catholic	3
03/21/25 @ Judge Memorial Catholic	3
03/13/25 @ Grand County	3
03/21/25 vs Judge Memorial Catholic	2
03/08/25 vs Providence Hall	2
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Andrew Ward made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for American Leadership Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gaige Morgan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Even though they lost, American Leadership Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

American Leadership Academy's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-7. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-5.

Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when American Leadership Academy Eagles duke it out with North Sanpete Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. American Leadership Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: North Sanpete has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they are taking a road trip to challenge Timpview at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Judge Memorial Catholic's pitchers better be ready for this one: Timpview has averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.