American Leadership Academy will challenge Duchesne at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Duchesne took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on American Leadership Academy, who comes in off a win.
Duchesne will take on a team with plenty of momentum: American Leadership Academy extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. American Leadership Academy blew past Millard 10-4. That's two games straight that American Leadership Academy has won by exactly six runs.
Korver Swenson
| 03/18/26 vs Millard | 3 |
| 03/06/26 vs Beaver | 1 |
| 03/05/26 vs Manti | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Summit Academy | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Grand County | 1 |
Korver Swenson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Swenson was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ian Heaps and Justus Brost did most of the damage at the plate: Heaps went 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Brost earned one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases. Heaps is becoming a predictor of American Leadership Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). JJ Young was another key player, earning one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Duchesne was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaver.
Duchesne saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenner Lamb, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
Duchesne's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for American Leadership Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
American Leadership Academy couldn't quite finish off Duchesne when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can American Leadership Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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