The Lake Mary Rams will head out on the road to take on the Montverde Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Mary has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Mary is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Winter Springs on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Lake Mary saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addi Novitchkov, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bulls.
Nevaeh Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Luna Taboas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Colby Reish, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Montverde Academy pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lake Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Lake Mary suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Montverde Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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