It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Nona can now relate to. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympia Titans on Wednesday. Lake Nona's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Fabian Gavalo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Diego Reyes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lake Nona kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
On Olympia's side, Liam Furey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. Furey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Rathmann, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Adonys Velez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lake Nona's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Olympia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Lake Nona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olympia, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Windermere at 6:00 p.m. Windermere is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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