The IMG Academy Navy Ascenders will face off against the Osceola Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (IMG Academy Navy 1.6, Osceola 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, IMG Academy Navy didn't have quite enough to beat Inspiration Academy Red and fell 4-2.
IMG Academy Navy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Omari Swinton, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Osceola, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Clearwater Central Catholic 3-2. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Osceola also got a great performance from Brock Golden as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Golden has posted since back in February.
IMG Academy Navy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
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