The TNXL Academy Ducks are taking a road trip to challenge the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. TNXL Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
While TNXL Academy's win against Elite Squad Baseball Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. TNXL Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Elite Squad Baseball Academy on Thursday.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Blue never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Inspiration Academy Red. While the Ascenders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
IMG Academy Blue got a great performance from Carson Flanagan as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Flanagan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, IMG Academy Blue let Brennan Prendergast and Harry Friedner run wild. Prendergast scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Friedner scored a run while going 2-for-3. Friedner also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kapono Kaha'i, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
TNXL Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for IMG Academy Blue, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
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