The Eastern Wayne Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Eastern Wayne has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while American Leadership Academy-Johnston will arrive with nine straight victories.
Friday just wasn't the day for Eastern Wayne's offense. They came up short against Rocky Mount on Friday, falling 17-0.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston got the win against Neuse Charter on Monday by a conclusive 11-2. Considering the Patriots have won three games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Frank Henry looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Teagan Nickerson and Bryce Adams did most of the damage at the plate: Nickerson scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2, while Adams scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Adams a new career-high in RBI (two). Riley Ciechoski also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neuse Charter only posted a batting average of .154.
Eastern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their record now sits at 7-0.
Eastern Wayne might still be hurting after the 15-9 defeat they got from American Leadership Academy-Johnston in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Eastern Wayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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