It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Leadership Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the Mountain Heritage Cougars on Tuesday, falling 9-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Falcons have suffered since May 10, 2024.
Leadership Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Earnhardt, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Leadership Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Mountain Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Heritage, they will venture away from home to challenge Swain County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Maroon Devils have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
