The Leavitt Hornets will square off against the Erskine Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leavitt will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Leavitt is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Waterville 14-4 on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.
Landon Marquis was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Haney, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Leavitt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Wednesday. Erskine Academy came up short against Lincoln Academy, falling 8-1.
Erskine Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for Leavitt, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Leavitt beat Erskine Academy 5-1 in their previous meeting on May 2nd. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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