The First Baptist Academy Lions will face off against the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. First Baptist Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times First Baptist Academy and Golden Gate had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Titans on Tuesday. Considering the Lions have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Blue came up short against Fort Myers on Wednesday and fell 11-7. The Ascenders haven't had much luck with the Green Wave recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
IMG Academy Blue got a good showing from Carson Flanagan, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. The Ascenders are 3-1 when Flanagan allows one or fewer hits, but 7-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Kapono Kaha'i was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases. Joey Gadams was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
IMG Academy Blue's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for First Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
