After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Sports Leadership & Management was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by just one run.
Sports Leadership & Management got a good showing from Adonys Nova, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nova has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Sports Leadership & Management's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for IMG Academy Blue, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sports Leadership & Management will challenge Seven Rivers Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seven Rivers Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.38 runs per game on average), something Sports Leadership & Management will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for IMG Academy Blue, they will square off against Foundation Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Foundation Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so IMG Academy Blue's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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