Lake Nona is 4-0 against Olympia since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lake Nona Lions will take on the Olympia Titans at 4:00 p.m. Lake Nona will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Lake Nona is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Dr. Phillips.
Juan Bracho spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Lake Nona's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Fabian Gavalo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Luke Ramsey, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Olympia's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Lake Mary by a score of 10-9.
Adonys Velez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Madden Bourst was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Lake Nona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Olympia, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Nona has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Olympia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lake Nona skirted past Olympia 4-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Olympia's Liam Furey, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Nona still be able to contain Furey? There's only one way to find out.
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