The Lyman Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against The First Academy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lyman is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Lyman pushed their score all the way to ten on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Lake Mary by a score of 11-10. Even if Lyman couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Lilly Clark and Mackenzie Morro stepped up to the plate in a big way. Clark scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Morro went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydence Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, The First Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Mount Dora Christian Academy on Monday.
Lyman's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for The First Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Lyman came out on top in a nail-biter against The First Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was The First Academy's Hannah Harper, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Lyman to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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