Baseball Recap: Bonita Springs extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 3:08pm

Baseball Recap: Bonita Springs Bullsharks vs. IMG Academy Navy Ascenders

There's no place like home for Bonita Springs, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the IMG Academy Navy Ascenders on Tuesday and snuck past 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Bonita Springs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Bonita Springs got a great performance from Travis Holappa as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Bonita Springs saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Palamino, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.

On IMG Academy Navy's side, Israel Jorro was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.

Bonita Springs pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for IMG Academy Navy, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

Bonita Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Canterbury at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bonita Springs is facing Canterbury at the right time seeing as Canterbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for IMG Academy Navy, they will head out on the road to face off against Bradenton Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Bradenton Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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