Softball Game Preview: University Cougars vs. Lake Nona Lions

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 5:18am

Softball Preview: University Cougars vs. Lake Nona Lions

University is 1-6 against Lake Nona since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The University Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Nona Lions at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Sadly, University is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matchups. They fell victim to a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of East River on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lake Nona's offense. They suffered a rough 13-0 loss at the hands of Lake Howell on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for Lake Nona seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.

University's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Lake Nona, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

University suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Thankfully for University, Kiley McQuillan (who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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