The IMG Academy Ascenders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Spanish Fort Toros at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
IMG Academy's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let George Jenkins onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Blake Larson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Peyton Miller picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Hansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gunner Geile, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fort had just enough and edged Mobile Christian out 3-1 last Saturday.
IMG Academy's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Spanish Fort, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
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