The First Academy Royals will head out to challenge the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
The First Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since April 19, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Berkeley Prep by a score of 3-1. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Isabella Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, The First Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sulexy Falcon, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Nola-Blair Simmons also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Winter Park fell victim to South Lake and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-0. The Wildcats just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Winter Park now has a losing record of 2-3. As for The First Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went The First Academy's way against Winter Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as The First Academy made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for The First Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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