Baseball Preview: Lake Mary Prep Griffins vs. Legacy Charter Eagles
Lake Mary Prep and Legacy Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lake Mary Prep Griffins will head out on the road to take on the Legacy Charter Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Mary Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Lake Mary Prep fell victim to a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Taylor.
Lake Mary Prep got a good showing from Wyatt DeRyke, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Lake Mary Prep saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Crete Emerton, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Legacy Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Mary Prep two weeks ago, taking the game 12-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for Legacy Charter.
Landon Casey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Casey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Michelson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Liam Lamprecht was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Lake Mary Prep's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Legacy Charter, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Mary Prep has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Legacy Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lake Mary Prep came up short against Legacy Charter in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 12-9. Can Lake Mary Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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