Lake Nona entered their tilt with Cypress Creek with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cypress Creek Bears a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Nona also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Berit Acker made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Acker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Acker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kennedy McQuillan, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Alexandra Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Cypress Creek's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Jovine, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lake Nona's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Cypress Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Lake Nona will square off against Boone at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Nona knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Boone likes a good challenge. As for Cypress Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Freedom at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cypress Creek is facing Freedom at the right time seeing as Freedom is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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