The Foundation Academy Lions will take on the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Foundation Academy proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Winter Springs 5-4.
Foundation Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Capozzoli, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI Capozzoli has posted since back in March of 2024. Gavin Badua also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for IMG Academy Blue, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sports Leadership & Management 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Ascenders' lowest-scoring game 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. He has become a key player for IMG Academy Blue: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-4 otherwise.
Foundation Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for IMG Academy Blue, they moved to 6-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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