Inspiration Academy Red is 0-3 against IMG Academy White since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Inspiration Academy Red Lions will head out on the road to square off against the IMG Academy White Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. IMG Academy White took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Inspiration Academy Red, who comes in off a win.
Inspiration Academy Red will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Bradenton Christian on Thursday. Inspiration Academy Red blew past Bradenton Christian 13-3.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy White fell victim to a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Sunlake on Friday. IMG Academy White has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Norm Cherrett put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cherrett was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Stephen Cole made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. JD Westveld was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy White didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunlake only tossed four.
Inspiration Academy Red's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for IMG Academy White, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Inspiration Academy Red came up short against IMG Academy White in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Inspiration Academy Red avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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