The IMG Academy Silver Ascenders will take on the Central Pointe Christian Academy CPCA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (IMG Academy Silver has ten straight wins, Central Pointe Christian Academy has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, IMG Academy Silver earned a 5-2 victory over Southeastern Prep Academy National.
Hibiki Misawa looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chino Santana, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Marzullo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Pointe Christian Academy came up short against IMG Academy Royal on Thursday and fell 12-8.
IMG Academy Silver pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19-1.
IMG Academy Silver came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Pointe Christian Academy in their previous meeting on April 1st, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Ascenders repeat their success, or do the CPCA have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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