Baseball Recap: Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Has No Trouble Against the Classical Academy of Sarasota

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

03/04/25 @ The Classical Academy of Sarasota	11-2
02/25/25 @ Sarasota Military Academy	5-3
02/21/25 @ Bradenton Christian	1-11
02/11/25 @ Gulf Coast HEAT	13-5
02/10/25 @ Keswick Christian	3-4

Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt The Classical Academy of Sarasota on Tuesday. The Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over The Classical Academy of Sarasota Patriots. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Christian Castanio and Leif Edoff made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Castanio tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Edoff didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Castanio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Castanio scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Edoff went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That double was Edoff's first of the season.

In other batting news, Andrew Cordani was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler LaPlaca, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.

Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for The Classical Academy of Sarasota, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy will head out to challenge Admiral Farragut at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Admiral Farragut's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for The Classical Academy of Sarasota, they are taking a road trip to take on Babcock at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.