The IMG Academy White Ascenders will challenge the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Friday just wasn't the day for IMG Academy White's offense. They came up short against Community School of Naples on Friday, falling 15-0.
IMG Academy White saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Sabean, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Evangelical Christian and Oasis had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Everything went Evangelical Christian's way against Oasis on Thursday as Evangelical Christian made off with a 9-1 victory.
Evangelical Christian also got a great performance from Harrison Martin as he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Evangelical Christian let Slater Smith and Logan Weber run wild. Smith scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Weber scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Weber a new career-high in RBI (three). Ryder Lutz was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Evangelical Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
IMG Academy White's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Evangelical Christian, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
