The Community School of Naples Seahawks will take on the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Community School of Naples 3.8, IMG Academy Royal 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Community School of Naples took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Evangelical Christian.
Chris Risola tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Renteria, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Thomas Holland was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Community School of Naples was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Royal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Golden Eagles with a sharp 12-4 victory.
Connor Scheich was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Waller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
IMG Academy Royal pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Community School of Naples, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
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