Baseball Game Preview: Lewisburg Patriots vs. Winter Park Wildcats

The Lewisburg Patriots will face off against the Winter Park Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewisburg is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.

Lewisburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Clarksville, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Lewisburg was ranked first). Lewisburg walked away with an 11-8 win over Clarksville on Thursday. Lewisburg's victory was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 3.71 runs allowed on the season.

Brady Rodgers looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

Andrew Hendrichovsky

Hits (Career)

03/13/25 vs Clarksville	2
03/12/25 vs Riverdale	1
03/11/25 @ Lincoln	1
03/08/25 vs North Cobb Christian	1
03/03/25 vs Horn Lake	1

On the hitting side, Andrew Hendrichovsky was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Caden Nelson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Lewisburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Winter Park has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.92 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverdale. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Dylan Malave made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. That run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Hayden Montanez, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Lewisburg's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Winter Park, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lewisburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Winter Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.