On Tuesday, everything went the Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles's way against Gulf Coast HEAT as the Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles made off with a 13-5 victory.
Tyler LaPlaca and Christian Castanio made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, LaPlaca struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Castanio struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, LaPlaca scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Castanio scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Andrew Cordani was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew O'Leary, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy back to even at 1-1.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bradenton Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, they will host Riverview Academy of Math and Science at 6:00 p.m. on February 18th.
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