Northside Christian entered their tilt with IMG Academy with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the IMG Academy Ascenders on Friday. This was payback for Northside Christian, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Andreas Alvarez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Northside Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danilo Soto, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On IMG Academy's side, Blake Larson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Larson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, IMG Academy saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Campbell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside Christian only tossed four.
Northside Christian's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for IMG Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northside Christian is on the road again on Thursday to play Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. As for IMG Academy, they will challenge Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. IMG Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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