The Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks will be playing at home against the Lake Nona Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cornerstone Charter Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Cornerstone Charter Academy stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Osceola an 8-0 shutout.
Osceola's batters probably weren't too happy with Bekah Mitchell, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (she gave up two walks). Mitchell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cornerstone Charter Academy got a big performance out of Yamilette Cordova, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Kenzie Boisvert was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Nona fell victim to West Orange and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. Lake Nona has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Berit Acker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
Even though they lost, Lake Nona didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Orange only tossed three.
Cornerstone Charter Academy pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lake Nona, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Cornerstone Charter Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lake Nona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cornerstone Charter Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Nona in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Cornerstone Charter Academy repeat their success, or does Lake Nona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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