It was a good run, but IMG Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-1 to the Northside Christian Mustangs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs IMG Academy has scored all season.
Blake Larson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Campbell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside Christian only tossed four.
On Northside Christian's side, Andreas Alvarez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
IMG Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3. As for Northside Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. IMG Academy will challenge Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (IMG Academy: 2.6, Jesuit: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Northside Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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