Baseball Preview: Palmetto Panthers vs. IMG Academy Silver Ascenders
The Palmetto Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palmetto: 3.1, IMG Academy Silver: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Palmetto was able to grind out a solid win over Coral Springs, taking the game 7-2. That's two games straight that Palmetto has won by exactly five runs.
Christopher Batres looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Mike Arnold was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Ortega, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Silver gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Pembroke Pines Charter.
Palmetto is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for IMG Academy Silver, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Palmetto couldn't quite finish off IMG Academy Silver when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Palmetto, Bradley Waggoner (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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