Lake Highland Prep's last matchup with The First Academy could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's matchup on Thursday. The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders lost 16-5 to The First Academy Royals. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Highlanders have suffered since April 23, 2024.
Landon Towns was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Jones, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Highland Prep and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for The First Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Lake Highland Prep will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cornerstone Charter Academy at 11:00 a.m. Lake Highland Prep is facing Cornerstone Charter Academy at the right time seeing as Cornerstone Charter Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for The First Academy, they will head out to square off against IMG Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. IMG Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something The First Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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