IMG Academy Royal has won five straight games at home, while Charlotte has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. IMG Academy Royal will welcome Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (IMG Academy Royal 3.1, Charlotte 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
IMG Academy Royal is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since April 23, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of George Jenkins by a score of 5-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Ascenders in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
IMG Academy Royal got a good showing from Preston Hill, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Hill a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Royal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanta Miyabe, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Charlotte got the win against Fort Myers on Tuesday by a conclusive 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Fightin' Tarpons, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Frank Planer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Luke Wadsworth was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Charlotte kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Charlotte is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. IMG Academy Royal's loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
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