The Bradenton Christian Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the IMG Academy Navy Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bradenton Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Bradenton Christian entered their tilt with Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Jeremy Worley looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Nate Davis and Connor Henderson did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Henderson scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Duquette, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, IMG Academy Navy was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bonita Springs by a score of 3-1.
Israel Jorro was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
Bradenton Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for IMG Academy Navy, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-9.
Bradenton Christian's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. Bradenton Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for IMG Academy Navy, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Bradenton Christian continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went Bradenton Christian's way against IMG Academy Navy in their previous matchup back in March as Bradenton Christian made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Bradenton Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will IMG Academy Navy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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