IMG Academy Silver entered their tilt with St. Petersburg on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Green Devils. That's two games straight that the Ascenders have won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Antonio Chavez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Hibiki Misawa, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Chavez wasn't the only one working in the hit department: IMG Academy Silver kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only managed six hits.
Ascenders
| 03/28/25 @ St. Petersburg | 5-1 |
| 03/26/25 @ St. Petersburg Catholic | 9-5 |
| 02/20/25 @ Fort Meade | 4-3 |
| 02/17/25 @ Bartow | 8-3 |
| 04/26/24 @ Cypress Lake | 6-1 |
IMG Academy Silver pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for St. Petersburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11-1.
Coming up, IMG Academy Silver will host Central Pointe Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Petersburg, they are taking a road trip to take on Largo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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