The Montverde Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Trinity Prep Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montverde Academy will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Montverde Academy had just enough and edged The First Academy out 5-4.
Montverde Academy got a great performance from Christian Borbely as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Borbely has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Arnaldo Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Federic Irving, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Trinity Prep didn't have quite enough to beat St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday and fell 3-2. Trinity Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Trinity Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braeden Henderson, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Montverde Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Trinity Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Montverde Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Montverde Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Montverde Academy repeat their success, or does Trinity Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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