Baseball Recap: Lake Minneola Comes Up Short

It was a Battle of the Birds when Lake Minneola duked it out with Montverde Academy on Wednesday. The Lake Minneola Hawks lost 16-8 to the Montverde Academy Eagles. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Lake Minneola got a good showing from RJ Martell, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Tyler Pierre and Chase Dougherty did some serious damage despite the final result: Pierre scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Dougherty scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Dougherty a new career-high in hits (three).

Lake Minneola's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Lake Minneola didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Eustis on the 14th. As for Montverde Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-1 defeat against Foundation Academy on the 13th.