Palmetto had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the IMG Academy Silver Ascenders. This was payback for Palmetto, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lucas Ramirez looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Ryan Ortega was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On IMG Academy Silver's side, they got a good showing from Kane Garcia, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, IMG Academy Silver saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Boesen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Palmetto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for IMG Academy Silver, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palmetto will take on Braddock at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Braddock: 3.9, Palmetto: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for IMG Academy Silver, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Northside Methodist Academy at 7:00 p.m. The last five games IMG Academy Silver has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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