The IMG Academy Royal Ascenders will square off against the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. IMG Academy Royal will be strutting in after a victory while Sports Leadership & Management will be coming in after a loss.
IMG Academy Royal will bounce into Friday's game after beating Inspiration Academy, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. IMG Academy Royal skirted past Inspiration Academy 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ascenders.
Conor Donahue
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Conor Donahue looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kanta Miyabe, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Pino, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management came up short against Seffner Christian on Thursday and fell 9-4.
Sports Leadership & Management saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adonys Nova, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Sports Leadership & Management has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. IMG Academy Royal's win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went IMG Academy Royal's way against Sports Leadership & Management in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as IMG Academy Royal made off with a 15-4 victory. Will IMG Academy Royal repeat their success, or does Sports Leadership & Management have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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