Inspiration Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the IMG Academy Black Ascenders by a score of 9-7. That's two games in a row now that Inspiration Academy has lost by exactly two runs.
Inspiration Academy got a big performance out of Evan Okuhara, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Ty Harvey was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Inspiration Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as IMG Academy Black only tossed three.
On IMG Academy Black's side, Shin Kaitsuka looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rylen Stockton was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Messina, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Inspiration Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for IMG Academy Black, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Inspiration Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-0 win vs. MVP Baseball Academy on the 24th. As for IMG Academy Black, they will head out on the road to face off against Seminole at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. IMG Academy Black is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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