IMG Academy Black is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The Meadows School. The IMG Academy Black Ascenders fell victim to a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of The Meadows School Mustangs. IMG Academy Black's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
IMG Academy Black got a good showing from Carson Kuehne, who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Rylen Stockton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Littlefield, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy Black didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Meadows School only tossed three.
On The Meadows School's side, the team relied heavily on Ben Garber, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor McGill, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
IMG Academy Black's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for The Meadows School, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
IMG Academy Black will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Barron Collier, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for The Meadows School, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Chaparral at 3:30 p.m. Chaparral hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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