Baseball Game Preview: IMG Academy Silver Ascenders vs. Bartow Yellow Jackets

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Previous 4 Games

03/09/24 - Home	10-0 W
02/20/23 - Away	6-5 W
02/21/22 - Away	12-3 W
02/18/21 - Away	5-2 W

IMG Academy Silver is a perfect 4-0 against Bartow since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The IMG Academy Silver Ascenders will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Friday, IMG Academy Silver came up short against Canterbury and fell 7-3.

IMG Academy Silver got a good showing from Chanwoo Park, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.

At the plate, IMG Academy Silver saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kane Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Garcia a new career-high in hits (two).

Meanwhile, Bartow also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Santa Fe Catholic by a score of 5-2. The loss was the Yellow Jackets' first of the season.

IMG Academy Silver's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bartow, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

IMG Academy Silver took their win against Bartow in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for IMG Academy Silver since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.