The Lake Nona Lions will head out on the road to take on the Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Nona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Lake Nona's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Orange on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. Lake Nona has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Berit Acker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Lake Nona didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Orange only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Osceola 8-0. The win was nothing new for Cornerstone Charter Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
The result came thanks to Bekah Mitchell's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Yamilette Cordova was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayani Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lake Nona's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Lake Nona hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Charter Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lake Nona came up short against Cornerstone Charter Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Lake Nona, Addison Jackson (who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits (and only one 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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