Softball Recap: Six Straight Home Victories for Montverde Academy

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

02/21/25 @ South Lake	21
02/26/25 @ Geneva	18
03/26/25 @ The First Academy	17
04/23/25 vs Lecanto	15
03/06/25 vs Lake Weir	15

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Montverde Academy walked away with it. Everything went their way against The First Academy Royals on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-0 victory. Considering the Eagles have won 18 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Montverde Academy got a massive performance out of Luna Taboas, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI Taboas has posted since back in February. Addison Poe was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Montverde Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .552 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Montverde Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for The First Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.

Montverde Academy will face off against Cornerstone Charter Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Ducks have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. The First Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.