The Killian Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Lowndes Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Killian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Coral Park with a sharp 14-4 victory. The Cougars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lucas Fernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Fernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other pitching news, Alex Fonseca looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Jonathan Acosta
| 02/18/25 vs Coral Park | 3 |
| 02/13/25 vs Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) | 1 |
| 04/25/24 @ North Broward Prep | 1 |
| 04/16/24 vs Downtown Doral | 1 |
| 03/05/24 vs Schoolhouse Prep | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Acosta, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Jahdon Heron was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Killian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lowndes made easy work of Lee County on Monday and carried off a 14-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Lowndes pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Killian, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
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