Lely is 9-1 against First Baptist Academy since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lely Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the First Baptist Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. Lely is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Lely beat Aubrey Rogers 6-2. The victory was just what Lely needed coming off of a 15-5 defeat in their prior matchup.
Lely saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Osorio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Kester, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Moore Haven. The win made it back-to-back victories for First Baptist Academy.
Tyler Wells made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Wells has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wells was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Kyle Cipolla was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colton Cleckler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lely's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-10. As for First Baptist Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Lely suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to First Baptist Academy in their previous meeting on March 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cipolla, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lely knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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