Baseball Recap: Lake Mary Prep Victorious

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Geneva, Lake Mary Prep was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Griffins considering their two-run performance the game before.

Malachi Beedle and Landon Trauger made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Beedle pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Trauger struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At bat, Beedle scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Trauger scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Brodie Bouley

Runs Batted In (Career)

02/20/25 vs Central Florida Christian Academy	3
04/23/24 vs Circle Christian	2
04/17/24 @ Legacy Charter	1
04/16/24 vs Taylor	1
04/12/24 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brodie Bouley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Payne Fitzmaurice, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Lake Mary Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Florida Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .385.

Lake Mary Prep's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Coming up, Lake Mary Prep will face off against Circle Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Circle Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they will square off against Gulf Coast HEAT at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.