Ascenders
| 03/07/25 vs McKeel Academy | 3-2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Carrollwood Day | 4-3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 5-4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Inspiration Academy | 5-3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Bonita Springs | 2-1 |
IMG Academy Royal had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the McKeel Academy Wildcats. That's two games straight that the Ascenders have won by just one run.
Griffin Boesen tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, IMG Academy Royal saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanta Miyabe, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Jacques Gawlik also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
IMG Academy Royal pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for McKeel Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Coming up, IMG Academy Royal will look to defend their home field on Saturday against North Catholic at 10:00 a.m. IMG Academy Royal's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so North Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McKeel Academy, they have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against IMG Academy Silver on the 7th.
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