On Friday, IMG Academy faced Miami Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The IMG Academy Ascenders never let the Miami Christian Victors onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for IMG Academy.
The result came thanks to Blake Larson's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
IMG Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Miami Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-3.
IMG Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jesuit: 2.8, IMG Academy: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Miami Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Downtown Doral at 3:30 p.m. Downtown Doral hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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