Lakeland Christian and The First Academy squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Lakeland Christian had to settle for second. They fell just short of The First Academy Royals by a score of 8-6. Lakeland Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as The First Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
Mitchell Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dan Colon, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On The First Academy's side, Josh Garcia tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Dizney, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Austin Pierzynski, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lakeland Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-5. As for The First Academy, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Lakeland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for The First Academy, they will square off against Miami Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (The First Academy: 2.7, Miami Christian: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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