The Blessed Trinity Titans will venture away from home to take on the IMG Academy Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Blessed Trinity's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so IMG Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Blessed Trinity heads into the match have just come up short against nationally ranked Jesuit (Blessed Trinity was ranked 15th at the time). The Titans lost 10-0 to the Tigers on Tuesday. The Titans' loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for IMG Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Doral Academy on Saturday as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Ascenders haven't had any issues with the Firebirds recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Parker Jennings tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Barron was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Kelvyn Paulino was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
IMG Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Doral Academy only posted an OBP of .217.
IMG Academy pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Blessed Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-3.
Blessed Trinity came up short against IMG Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 3-0. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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