Windermere Prep's tournament run continued when they took on Southwest Florida Christian on Saturday. The Lakers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Kings 9-8. That's two games straight that the Lakers have won by just one run.
Vanessa Nawracaj
| 04/11/26 vs Southwest Florida Christian | 6 |
| 03/31/26 vs Central Florida Christian Academy | 5 |
| 03/26/26 @ Horizon | 10 |
| 03/24/26 @ Mount Dora | 16 |
| 03/10/26 @ Geneva | 6 |
| + 8 more games |
Vanessa Nawracaj made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sasha Campbell and Ella Goldberg did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Goldberg went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Campbell has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cierra Walker, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Windermere Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest Florida Christian only posted a batting average of .267.
Windermere Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Southwest Florida Christian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Windermere Prep will face off against West Orange at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southwest Florida Christian, they will take on Babcock at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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