Leake County hasn't had much luck against Mount Olive recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Leake County Gators will be playing at home against the Mount Olive Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Mount Olive took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Leake County, who comes in off a win.
Leake County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Newton, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went Leake County's way against Newton on Monday as Leake County made off with a 21-9 victory. That's two games straight that the Gators have won by exactly 12 runs.
Donovan Leflore was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Davion Townsend, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Forest.
Mount Olive saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zavion Griffin, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
The win made it two in a row for Leake County and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for Mount Olive, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Leake County suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Mount Olive in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Leake County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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