Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Windermere Prep). They blew past the Crooms Academy Panthers 11-1 on Thursday. The Lakers haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Luke Slattery tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
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On the hitting side, Peyton Hollern and Joshua Goldberg did most of the damage at the plate: Hollern scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Goldberg scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Goldberg a new career-high in stolen bases. Brody Knight was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Windermere Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Windermere Prep's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Crooms Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Coming up, Windermere Prep will head out to take on Montverde Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Crooms Academy, they will square off against Holy Cross Lutheran Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crooms Academy has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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