While Parrish Community's victory against IMG Academy Gold wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Parrish Community Bulls won by a run and slipped past the IMG Academy Gold Ascenders 2-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-2 back in February.
Francesco Giustino
| 03/12/25 vs IMG Academy Gold | 1 |
| 03/05/25 vs Bayshore | 2 |
| 02/28/25 @ Manatee | 1 |
| 02/10/25 @ Bayshore | 0 |
Parrish Community got a great performance from Francesco Giustino as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Giustino has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Sam Torres was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season. Bishop McKinney was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Parrish Community has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. The defeat snapped IMG Academy Gold's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Coming up, Parrish Community will take on Hardee in a tournament on Thursday. Parrish Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for IMG Academy Gold, they will face off against Bolles at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Bolles also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.8 runs per game.
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