The IMG Academy Ascenders will head out on the road to face off against the South Walton Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. IMG Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
IMG Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: The First Academy, who was ranked 22nd at the time (IMG Academy was ranked first). IMG Academy walked away with a 4-1 win over The First Academy on Friday.
Chase Bentley
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IMG Academy got a great performance from Chase Bentley as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Bentley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sean Gamble, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Nathan Eisfelder also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, South Walton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Winter Park by a score of 5-3.
Frank Wells made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
IMG Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Walton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. IMG Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Walton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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