Academy at the Lakes is 0-4 against IMG Academy Silver since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Academy at the Lakes Wildcats are on the road again to play the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. Academy at the Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Academy at the Lakes fell victim to The Meadows School and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Mustangs.
Academy at the Lakes saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadin Soto, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Silver entered their tilt with Sunshine State Elite Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
IMG Academy Silver also got a great performance from Mason Montjoy as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
Academy at the Lakes now has a losing record at 7-8. As for IMG Academy Silver, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Academy at the Lakes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like IMG Academy Silver struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Academy at the Lakes came up short against IMG Academy Silver in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 5-0. Can Academy at the Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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