Baseball Preview: Lake Nona Lions vs. Olympia Titans
Lake Nona is 3-0 against Olympia since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lake Nona Lions will be playing at home against the Olympia Titans at 7:00 p.m. Lake Nona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Lake Nona can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They beat Liberty by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Nona.
Juan Bracho looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Lake Nona saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geremi Carrera, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Marcelo Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Olympia came up short against Boone on Monday and fell 11-6. Olympia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Waller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Lake Nona is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Olympia, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Nona has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Olympia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lake Nona skirted past Olympia 7-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Lake Nona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olympia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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