On Wednesday, IMG Academy faced Neumann in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The IMG Academy Ascenders came out on top against the Neumann Celtics by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That's more bragging rights for IMG Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Blake Larson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Modugno, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
IMG Academy's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Neumann, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-4.
IMG Academy will be playing at home against Lakeland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Neumann, they will head out on the road to square off against Stoneman Douglas at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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