Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Leadership Public Schools Richmond

Leadership Public Schools Richmond waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Impact Academy of Arts & Technology Spartans with a sharp 12-1 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 16-9 back in March.

Richard Guzman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

Rene Lopez

Stolen Base

03/28/25 @ Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	4
04/01/25 @ Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	3
04/30/25 vs Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	2
04/23/25 vs Leadership	2
04/18/25 vs Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	2
+ 4 more games

In other batting news, Rene Lopez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Leadership Public Schools Richmond is 6-1 when Lopez posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-5 otherwise. Noah Quijada was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Leadership Public Schools Richmond kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.4.

Leadership Public Schools Richmond pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Impact Academy of Arts & Technology, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.

As of now, neither Leadership Public Schools Richmond nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.