The Wekiva Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Windermere Prep Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Wekiva took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Edgewater get on the board and left with a 19-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Arianna Garcia
| 02/20/25 vs Edgewater | 8 |
| 04/02/24 vs Central Florida Christian Academy | 6 |
| 04/12/24 vs Lake Buena Vista | 5 |
| 02/28/24 vs Evans | 4 |
| 02/18/25 @ Leesburg | 2 |
Arianna Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camilla Delgado, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, seven RBI, and two stolen bases. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Janelle Rodriguez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Windermere Prep's way against Seven Rivers Christian on Tuesday as Windermere Prep made off with a 15-0 win.
Like Wekiva, Windermere Prep also got a great game from a two-way player: Vanessa Nawracaj. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Nawracaj was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sasha Campbell and Cierra Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Walker went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Kylie Konstand was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Windermere Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seven Rivers Christian only posted an OBP of .143.
The victory got Wekiva back to even at 1-1. As for Windermere Prep, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Wekiva might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Windermere Prep when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Can Wekiva avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
