The Leakey Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the D'Hanis Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leakey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Leakey's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 25-0 margin over Knippa. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Anna (AK) Fortner
| 04/11/25 vs Knippa | 5 |
| 04/11/25 vs Knippa | 8 |
| 04/08/25 @ D'Hanis | 8 |
| 04/04/25 @ Junction | 6 |
| 04/01/25 vs D'Hanis | 6 |
| + 5 more games |
Anna (AK) Fortner made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Leakey got a massive performance out of Katie Salazar, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. That's the most runs Salazar has posted since back in February. Hayden Rimkus was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Leakey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are 13-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, D'Hanis entered their tilt with Medina on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 11-7.
Leakey's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-13-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for D'Hanis, their record is now 7-9.
Leakey couldn't quite finish off D'Hanis when the teams last played last Tuesday and fell 5-3. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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