Hernando Christian Academy is 1-9 against Academy at the Lakes since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hernando Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Academy at the Lakes Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hernando Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Hernando Christian Academy will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Bishop McLaughlin Catholic on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Hernando Christian Academy fell just short of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic by a score of 5-3. Hernando Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hernando Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Bandy, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Academy at the Lakes has not done well against Tampa Catholic recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Academy at the Lakes came out on top against Tampa Catholic by a score of 8-5.
Academy at the Lakes let Jadin Soto and Jonathan Alvarez loose on the outfield. Soto scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Alvarez went 3-for-5 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Monzon, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hernando Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11. As for Academy at the Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Hernando Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Academy at the Lakes when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Academy at the Lakes' Vinnie VerPault, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Hernando Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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