IMG Academy is 8-1 against Jesuit since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The IMG Academy Ascenders will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Jesuit Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (IMG Academy: 2.6, Jesuit: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, IMG Academy faced Miami Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. IMG Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Miami Christian a 4-0 shutout.
Not much got past Blake Larson, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Miami Christian off the board. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Peyton Miller was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jesuit beat Tampa Catholic 4-0 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jesuit.
Jesuit also got a great performance from McCall Biemiller as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Biemiller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cannon Murtagh was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Noah Sheffield was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
IMG Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
IMG Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Jesuit in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 10-7. Does IMG Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jesuit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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