The IMG Academy Blue Ascenders will head out to face off against the Foundation Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
IMG Academy Blue is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since April 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Sports Leadership & Management 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Ascenders' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Carson Flanagan tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Blue saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Chenail, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Foundation Academy had just enough and edged out Winter Springs 5-4 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
IMG Academy Blue's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Foundation Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
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