Baseball Preview: IMG Academy White Ascenders vs. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons
The IMG Academy White Ascenders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. IMG Academy White is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
IMG Academy White's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Inspiration Academy Red with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Jack Markeim looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, IMG Academy White got a big performance out of Jonathan Marzullo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of JD Westveld, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Saint Stephen's Episcopal fell victim to Cambridge Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Lancers. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Saint Stephen's Episcopal's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
IMG Academy White is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went IMG Academy White's way against Saint Stephen's Episcopal in their previous matchup back in March of 2020 as IMG Academy White made off with a 10-4 win. Does IMG Academy White have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Stephen's Episcopal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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