Lake Nona is 9-1 against Liberty since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lake Nona Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Lake Nona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Lake Nona put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Orange with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was just what Lake Nona needed coming off of a 17-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Lake Nona got a great performance from Guy Fox as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Lorenzo Rodriguez-Pozo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Diego Reyes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Liberty is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 games. They fell just short of Gateway by a score of 1-0 on Friday.
Lake Nona is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Lake Nona's way against Liberty in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Lake Nona made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Nona 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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