Baseball Preview: Deltona Wolves vs. Lake Mary Rams
Deltona is 0-4 against Lake Mary since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Deltona Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Mary Rams at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Deltona took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past University 3-2.
Mason Draper and Garnier Abreu dominated on the mound. Draper didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched, while Abreu pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Abreu has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brock Musson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Seminoles by a score of 7-2. Seven seems to be a good number for Lake Mary as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Deltona's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for Lake Mary, their record now sits at 16-6.
Deltona came up short against Lake Mary in their previous matchup back in February, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Mary's Jimmy Kelly, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Deltona knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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