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| 02/25/25 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 03/08/24 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 03/05/24 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 6-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lake Brantley has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lake Howell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Brantley Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Howell Silverhawks at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Brantley has three straight victories, Lake Howell has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake Brantley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against University by a score of 5-0.
Lucas Ostolaza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Lake Brantley's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Mauger, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. That stolen base was Mauger's first of the season.
Lake Brantley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lake Howell's offense. They lost 9-0 to Master's Academy on Thursday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Silverhawks were not able to get on the board.
Noah Crews was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
Lake Howell's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lake Brantley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Brantley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Howell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Brantley took their win against Lake Howell in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-2. Will Lake Brantley repeat their success, or does Lake Howell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
