The Tarpon Springs Spongers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the IMG Academy Navy Ascenders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Tarpon Springs got themselves on the board against Canterbury, but Canterbury never followed suit. They skirted past the Crusaders 2-0.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, IMG Academy Navy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bradenton Christian on Thursday. IMG Academy Navy walked away with a 13-9 victory over Bradenton Christian.
Baker Riffle looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Navy got a massive performance out of Jaxson Vassallo, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Shine Barran was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Tarpon Springs pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for IMG Academy Navy, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-9.
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