The Parrish Community Bulls will venture away from home to challenge the IMG Academy None at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. 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.
Things were looking good for Parrish Community after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Augustine.
Parrish Community got a good showing from Vincent Barry, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy faced Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The None came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-1. It was the first time this season that the None let down their fans at home.
IMG Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Meccage, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Parrish Community's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for IMG Academy, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 12-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Parrish Community has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like IMG Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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