Rebels downed on diamond by St. Joe 16-5

The Leake Academy baseball team only got in one game last week and it was one to forget.

The Rebels gave up 11 runs in the first inning as Madison St. Joseph took a 16-5 run-rule win on Monday. 

Friday’s game at Newton County Academy was cancelled because of heavy rains. 

Leake is scheduled to play at East Central Community College this week and take on Louisville and Ethel on Monday. The Rebels will then play Ethel again on Tuesday to finish out spring break action. The Rebels will return from spring break and begin district play as they play a three-game series against Wayne Academy. Game 1 will be at Waynesboro on Tuesday while Game 2 will be in Madden on Thursday. Game 3 is scheduled to return

Madison St. Joseph 16, Leake 5

The Bruins scored 11 runs in the top of the first and cruised to a five-inning, run-rule win over the Rebels on Monday. 

St. Joseph started fast with 11 runs in the first inning. The Bruins added one in the second, three in the third and one in the fifth. Leake scored one in the first and four in the third.

St. Joseph outhit Leake 14-5 in the contest. Rhett Stovall was 2-for-3 with a run scored while Tyler Winstead doubled, scored a run and had an RBI. Jack Harkins also singled, scored and had an RBI while Majure Chandler singled and drove in two runs. 

Warner Young started on the mound for the Rebels, facing eight batters but getting just one out he gave up seven runs on four hits and two walks. Matthew Nowell also faced eight batters in the first inning and also got just one out and gave up four unearned runs on two hits and three walks. John Donovan pitched the next 1 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on five hits and three walks while Caden Stovall pitched the last three innings and gave up just one run on three hits while striking out three.