We've got a battle between Eagles coming up.
Sarasota Military Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Babcock on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to the Trailblazers.
Sarasota Military Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Evans, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's way against The Classical Academy of Sarasota last Tuesday as Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy made off with an 11-2 victory. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Christian Castanio and Leif Edoff were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Castanio pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Edoff didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Castanio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Castanio scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Edoff went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that Edoff hit this season.
In other batting news, Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy got a massive performance out of Andrew Cordani, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. That triple was Cordani's first of the season. Tyler LaPlaca was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Sarasota Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Sarasota Military Academy couldn't quite finish off Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Can Sarasota Military Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
