The Lake Nona Lions are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will face off against the East River Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Nona is headed out to face East River after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lake Nona never let Freedom get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday.
Sy'Nai Ari Smith
| 02/27/25 vs Freedom | 9 |
| 04/24/24 vs University | 4 |
| 04/01/24 vs University | 4 |
| 04/08/24 @ Jones | 3 |
| 03/27/24 vs Lake Howell | 1 |
Sy'Nai Ari Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Valeria Rivera was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mia McDonald, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Lake Nona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freedom only posted a batting average of .235.
Meanwhile, East River posted their closest victory since February 21, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Boone 4-3.
Everything went Lake Nona's way against East River when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Lake Nona made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Nona since the squad 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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