After flying high against Hernando last Saturday, IMG Academy Blue came back down to earth. The Ascenders fell just short of the Gulf Coast Sharks by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The Ascenders were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matchups prior), but the Sharks' pitchers proved too tough.
IMG Academy Blue saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shyann Jenkins, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
IMG Academy Blue's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Gulf Coast, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Coming up, IMG Academy Blue will head out to face off against St. Brendan at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ascenders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sabres have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Gulf Coast, they will head out on the road to challenge Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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