Sunshine State Elite Academy will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the IMG Academy Navy Ascenders at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunshine State Elite Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Sunshine State Elite Academy came up short against IMG Academy White and fell 10-5.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but IMG Academy Navy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Countryside 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Ascenders as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Joonho Song made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omari Swinton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. IMG Academy Navy is undefeated when Swinton posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
IMG Academy Navy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win made it two in a row for IMG Academy Navy and bumps their season record up to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Sunshine State Elite Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Sunshine State Elite Academy took their win against IMG Academy Navy in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Does Sunshine State Elite Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will IMG Academy Navy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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