After both having extra time off, Leadership and the KIPP King Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leadership will be strutting in after a win while KIPP King will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Leadership earned a 5-2 victory over Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy. The win continues a trend for Leadership in their matchups with Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, KIPP King didn't have quite enough to beat Leadership Public Schools Richmond last Wednesday and fell 8-7.
Gabriel Acevedo put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Acevedo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Six bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Richard Huerta made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Six bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Vicente Villagomez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
KIPP King's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Leadership, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Leadership couldn't quite finish off KIPP King when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Leadership avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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