IMG Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past the Lakeland Dreadnaughts 14-1. IMG Academy's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Kyler Meccage looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gunner Geile and Dillon Moss did most of the damage at the plate: Geile scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Moss scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Charles, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lakeland's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JT Altman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
IMG Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Lakeland, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.
IMG Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Central Pointe Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Wales at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland: 2.6, Lake Wales: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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