Baseball Game Preview: Bradenton Christian Panthers vs. IMG Academy Navy Ascenders

The Bradenton Christian Panthers will take on the IMG Academy Navy Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bradenton Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

Bradenton Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Booker get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Matthew Johnson

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03/25/25 vs Booker	3
03/24/25 @ Out-of-Door Academy	1
03/18/25 vs Sarasota Christian	1
03/13/25 @ Bayshore	2
03/10/25 @ Saint Stephen's Episcopal	1
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The team relied heavily on Matthew Johnson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Connor Henderson was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Bradenton Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Booker only posted an OBP of .333.

Meanwhile, IMG Academy Navy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Countryside.

IMG Academy Navy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yotaro Wakatabi, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

IMG Academy Navy's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bradenton Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.

Bradenton Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against IMG Academy Navy in their previous matchup on March 3rd, sneaking past 4-2. Will Bradenton Christian repeat their success, or does IMG Academy Navy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.