Baseball Preview: Imagine School at North Port Sharks vs. IMG Academy Gold Ascenders
The Imagine School at North Port Sharks will head out on the road to face off against the IMG Academy Gold Ascenders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Imagine School at North Port is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Imagine School at North Port will bounce into Monday's match after beating Cardinal Mooney, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Imagine School at North Port narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cardinal Mooney 3-1. That's two games straight that Imagine School at North Port has won by exactly two runs.
RJ Cooper made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Cooper has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cooper was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Cooper wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Boggess, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Gold came up short against Bonita Springs on Friday and fell 5-2. IMG Academy Gold has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
IMG Academy Gold also got a good showing from Shoei Darvishsefat, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Charlie Lesch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Imagine School at North Port's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for IMG Academy Gold, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
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