Softball Preview: Foundation Academy Lions vs. South Lake Eagles
Foundation Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the South Lake Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Foundation Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Foundation Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Poinciana 15-0. While fans of Foundation Academy might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Reagan Schirmer and Riley Winters made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Schirmer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Winters tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Schirmer scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Winters scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Elizabeth Ozim and Kayla Bolivar did most of the damage at the plate: Ozim went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Bolivar scored a run while going 3-for-3. Kena Terry was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
South Lake proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Umatilla out 12-10. Winning may never get old, but South Lake sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Lillyan Land was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Leila Bolden, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
Foundation Academy pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for South Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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