Inspiration Academy won against Remington Christian Academy on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Inspiration Academy Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the IMG Academy Black Ascenders and snuck past 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Inspiration Academy who now have three in a row.
Jackson Mariano looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Middleton, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On IMG Academy Black's side, they got a good showing from Aidan Forrest, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dylan Messina was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Littlefield, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy Black didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Inspiration Academy only tossed four.
Inspiration Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for IMG Academy Black, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-2.
Inspiration Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bo Porter Academy at 1:00 p.m. Inspiration Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for IMG Academy Black, they will be playing at home against Remington Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. IMG Academy Black's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Remington Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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