Pine Lake Prep has gone 8-2 against Mountain Island Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pride will venture away from home to face off against the Raptors at 6:30 p.m. Pine Lake Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Pine Lake Prep barely beat Central Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pride never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Pride have won by exactly ten runs.
Alec Brown
| 04/03/25 vs Central Academy | 6 |
| 03/04/25 @ Christ the King | 4 |
| 03/24/25 @ Union Academy | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Bandys | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Charlotte S | 1 |
Alec Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Brandt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Another player making a difference was Aiden Kaliszewski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Pine Lake Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter came up short against Charlotte Latin on Thursday and fell 6-1. The Raptors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Island Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Featherstone, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Pine Lake Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Mountain Island Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Mountain Island Charter's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pine Lake Prep has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. It's a different story for Mountain Island Charter, though, as they've only averaged .350. Will they be able to contain Pine Lake Prep's hitters?
Everything went Pine Lake Prep's way against Mountain Island Charter when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Pine Lake Prep made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pride since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
