Lions
| 05/09/25 vs Freedom Prep Academy | 15-0 |
| 05/01/25 vs Trezevant | 18-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs Memphis Business Academy | 15-0 |
| 04/23/25 @ Ripley | 15-1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Memphis Business Academy | 15-0 |
| + 11 more games |
It's playoff time, and Lakeland Preparatory had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles a 15-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their 16th in a row.
Olivier Grandchamp looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lakeland Preparatory got a massive performance out of Wyatt Helton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Helton has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ryan Pitts, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Lakeland Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in five consecutive games.
Lakeland Preparatory's win was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Freedom Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Lakeland Preparatory didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 22-0 win against Fairley on the 10th. As for Freedom Prep Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 9-4 defeat against Trezevant on the 10th.
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