Baseball Recap: Mulberry Panthers vs. IMG Academy Silver Ascenders
Mulberry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They skirted past the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders 2-1. That's two games straight that Mulberry has won by just one run.
Noah Campbell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Campbell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Mulberry got a great performance from Jaden Sweeney as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dominick Gotauco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
On IMG Academy Silver's side, Romolo DeCenzo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Silver saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jax Berry, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Mulberry pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for IMG Academy Silver, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-11.
Mulberry will square off against Hardee on Tuesday. As for IMG Academy Silver, they will be playing at home against Central Pointe Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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