After a string of six wins dating back to last season, Leeds's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the St. Clair County Fighting Saints by a score of 11-10. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Greenwave, who until this contest were averaging 3.33 runs allowed.
Brooks Ford
| 03/01/25 @ St. Clair County | 11 |
| 02/19/25 @ Clay-Chalkville | 7 |
| 03/13/24 @ St. Clair County | 6 |
| 02/23/24 vs Briarwood Christian | 5 |
| 02/29/24 @ Vincent | 4 |
Brooks Ford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Conner Nelson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in five of his eight plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Bedell, who scored a run while going 4-for-6.
Even though they lost, Leeds was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Leeds fell to 5-1. As for St. Clair County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, Leeds and St. Clair County will both be playing Sardis the next time they take the field. Leeds will head out to face Sardis at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while St. Clair County will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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