Baseball Recap: Master's Academy Eagles vs. Lake Howell Silver Hawks
In what's become a running theme this season, Master's Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lake Howell Silver Hawks a 7-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Master's Academy who now have five in a row.
The result came thanks to Jackson Bellhorn's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Julian Mercado was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
On Lake Howell's side, Aiden Mills was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Lake Howell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Pittington, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Lake Howell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Master's Academy only tossed four.
Master's Academy pushed their record up to 15-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lake Howell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Master's Academy will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Orlando Christian Prep at 7:00 p.m. Orlando Christian Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Lake Howell, they will head out on the road to take on Bishop Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Moore's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lake Howell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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