The Foundation Academy Lions will face off against the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Foundation Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Lake Highland Prep will be up against a hot Foundation Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Foundation Academy came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against IMG Academy Blue. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one run.
Foundation Academy got a great performance from Michael Surane as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Surane a new career-low in walks (one).
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On the hitting side, Aj Zimmerman and Charlie Capozzoli did most of the damage at the plate: Zimmerman scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Capozzoli scored two runs. Those three hits gave Zimmerman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jose Taveras, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Highland Prep suffered their closest defeat since February 19th on Thursday. They fell just short of Montverde Academy by a score of 6-4. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Manny Socarras was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lake Highland Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Foundation Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Lake Highland Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Foundation Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Highland Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Foundation Academy took their victory against Lake Highland Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Foundation Academy repeat their success, or does Lake Highland Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
