Baseball Recap: Legacy Charter Eagles vs. Lake Mary Prep Griffins
Legacy Charter won the last time they faced Lake Mary Prep, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Legacy Charter Eagles walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Lake Mary Prep Griffins. The win made it back-to-back victories for Legacy Charter.
Landon Casey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Casey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Michelson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Liam Lamprecht, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Lake Mary Prep's side, they got a massive performance out of Malachi Beedle, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Cruse, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Legacy Charter now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lake Mary Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Legacy Charter will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lake Mary Prep at 6:00 p.m. on April 17th. As for Lake Mary Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Atlantic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Mary Prep has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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