Baseball Preview: Out-of-Door Academy Thunder vs. Lakewood Ranch Mustangs
The Out-of-Door Academy Thunder will head out on the road to square off against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Out-of-Door Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lakewood Ranch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Out-of-Door Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy with a sharp 26-0 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Out-of-Door Academy with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Ranch waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hurricanes 6-4.
Lakewood Ranch got a great performance from Alex Vailliancourt as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Vailliancourt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kaitz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Schroeder, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Out-of-Door Academy now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lakewood Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season.
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