Baseball Game Preview: Sunshine State Elite Academy vs. IMG Academy Gray Ascenders

Sunshine State Elite Academy is 0-3 against IMG Academy Gray since April of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. Sunshine State Elite Academy will face off against the IMG Academy Gray Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. IMG Academy Gray took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sunshine State Elite Academy, who comes in off a win.

While Sunshine State Elite Academy fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Osceola on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, IMG Academy Gray was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Parrish Community by a score of 3-2. The Ascenders have struggled against the Bulls recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Mason Montjoy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.

On the hitting side, IMG Academy Gray saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Petyon Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Sunshine State Elite Academy came up short against IMG Academy Gray in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 5-1. Can Sunshine State Elite Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.