Baseball Recap: Riverview Sarasota Rams vs. IMG Academy Royal Ascenders
While Riverview Sarasota put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for IMG Academy Royal. The Riverview Sarasota Rams walked away with a 4-0 win over the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverview Sarasota.
Morgan Peggs looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caiden Cabral, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Alastair Simonson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On IMG Academy Royal's side, Kaes Carter was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Carter has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Royal saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Stoddard, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy Royal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverview Sarasota only tossed four.
Riverview Sarasota is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for IMG Academy Royal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverview Sarasota is on the road again on Tuesday to play Palmetto at 6:30 p.m. As for IMG Academy Royal, they will challenge George Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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