Hardee had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the IMG Academy Gold Ascenders 7-6. That's two games straight that Hardee has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Kellon Lindsey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Beumel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On IMG Academy Gold's side, they got a good showing from Sebastian Perez, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Ethan Stipp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brody Welborn, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy Gold was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardee only hit a.
Hardee is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for IMG Academy Gold, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Hardee will head out on the road to challenge Mulberry at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mulberry is on a four-game streak of home wins, Hardee a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. IMG Academy Gold does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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