Sunshine State Elite Academy will head out on the road to face off against the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On March 7th, Sunshine State Elite Academy didn't have quite enough to beat IMG Academy White and fell 3-1. Sunshine State Elite Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Royal didn't have quite enough to beat Owensboro on Sunday and fell 4-2.
IMG Academy Royal got a good showing from Preston Hill, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Scheich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
IMG Academy Royal's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Sunshine State Elite Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Sunshine State Elite Academy suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to IMG Academy Royal in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Sunshine State Elite Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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