Jake Pukys & Adam Sullivan defeated Austintown Fitch 6-1, 6-0 in the Flite 1 Championship of the Louisville Doubles Classic Saturday. The Leopards are now 11-1 overall dual meets and a perfect 7-0 in the NBC.
Chandler Rice went 3-for-4 with a 2-Run Homer and an RBI Double to lead the Lady Leopards to an 11-4 win over the Canfield Cardinals Wednesday. Rice is now Louisville’s all-time leading home run hitter with 18 career dingers.
Alex Hollifield, Jordan Hughes, and Garrett Yoder led the offense by driving in 2 runs each. Nine different Leopards crossed the plate, which included both Joey Duckworth and Kyle White scoring twice.
The Warriors Jeff Vizzuso pitched a complete game 3-hit shutout and struck out 6 to lead West Branch past visiting Louisville 10-0 in 5 innings back on April 9.
All three singles winners Jake Pukys, Adam Sullivan, Ryan Shepherd won in straight sets, as did the #2 Doubles team of Hunter Williams and Vick Knebl. The Leps are now 3-0 in the NBC after beating Salem & Marlington as well.
The boys defeated the Warriors 69-57, but the girls fell to the Warriors 73-55. For the girls squad, the loss snaps a 35-game dual-meet winning streak in the NBC which is the longest in school history.
The Leopards defeated West Branch 35-31 Saturday to win the Freshman Tournament and finish 50-0 against the NBC since the 7th Grade. Louisville defeated Carrollton & Green to lead up to the final game.
Joe Crank, Blake Hoover, Bryce Mathie, and Drew Noble all scored 11 and Pavin Parks adding 10 to lead the Leopards to a road win Friday. The win snaps a 10-game losing streak.
Louisville fell behind 19-4 early before falling in an important NBC matchup with West Branch. Hannah Lemmon led the Leps with 10, Clara Lemmon scored 9, and Hollyann Mullett added 8.
The Lady Leopards have knocked off Massillon, Jackson, Tuslaw twice, Lake, and West Branch. Emily Hollifield has scored 49 points in the past two games for Louisville.
