Leadership will square off against the KIPP King Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leadership's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so KIPP King's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Leadership is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since March 15, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Leadership Public Schools Richmond by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, KIPP King's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They came up short against Making Waves Academy, falling 14-3.
Gabriel Acevedo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vicente Villagomez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Leadership's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for KIPP King, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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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