The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will be playing at home against the Out-of-Door Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakewood Ranch entered their tilt with Manatee with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hurricanes on Friday and snuck past 6-4.
Lakewood Ranch got a great performance from Alex Vailliancourt as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Vailliancourt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kaitz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Schroeder, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Out-of-Door Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Out-of-Door Academy considering their one-run performance the match before.
Lakewood Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for Out-of-Door Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Lakewood Ranch skirted past Out-of-Door Academy 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Lakewood Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Out-of-Door Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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