The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Neuse Charter Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Friday, it was close, but American Leadership Academy-Johnston sidestepped Franklin Academy for a 5-4 win.
Gavin Jackson
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Gavin Jackson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Robert Boswell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cash Tolley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter fell victim to East Wake Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 19-0 to the Eagles.
Neuse Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Phillips, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Neuse Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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