It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but North Port ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the IMG Academy Gold Ascenders 4-3. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by just one run.
North Port's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Evan McGinnity, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Bobcats
| 04/10/25 @ IMG Academy Gold | 4-3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Fort Myers | 5-4 |
| 04/07/25 @ Lehigh | 11-0 |
| 04/05/25 vs Lemon Bay | 2-0 |
The victory (which was North Port's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-14. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for IMG Academy Gold, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11.
North Port and IMG Academy Gold are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Bobcats will challenge Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. North Port is facing the Lightning at the right time seeing as the Lightning are stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for IMG Academy Gold, they are taking a road trip to square off against Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Fightin' Tarpons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Ascenders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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