Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Winter Park

Wildcats

Previous 6 Games

03/31/25 @ Lakeland Christian	4-2
03/28/25 @ Bishop Moore	12-8
03/27/25 vs Fenwick	7-4
03/26/25 vs Lyman	6-3
03/15/25 @ St. Johns Country Day	2-1
03/14/25 @ Lewisburg	6-5

Winter Park entered their tilt with Lakeland Christian on Monday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings, sneaking past 4-2.

Brendan Carbery and Palmer Edwards dominated on the mound. Carbery pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Edwards struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those hits were Edwards' first of the season.

At the plate, Hayden Montanez and Isaac Incinelli did most of the damage at the plate: Montanez scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Incinelli scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, Montanez posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February.

Winter Park pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Lakeland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.

Winter Park and Lakeland Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Boone at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (15 vs. 280). Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian (ranked 23rd) will meet McKeel Academy (ranked 165th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2.4, the Wildcats 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.