The Dr. Phillips Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Dr. Phillips' victory against DeLand wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Dr. Phillips skirted past DeLand 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Edwin Jaimes, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jose Diaz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask IMG Academy Silver). Everything went their way against DeLand on Monday as IMG Academy Silver made off with a 12-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
IMG Academy Silver let JP Piles and Carter Rivera run wild. Piles went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double, while Rivera scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those four RBI gave Piles a new career-high. Jonathan Marzullo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
IMG Academy Silver was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
IMG Academy Silver has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. The win got Dr. Phillips back to even at 8-8.
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