The Villages Charter owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They skirted past the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for The Villages Charter.
Dominic Pittman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, The Villages Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcello Cortale, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On IMG Academy Royal's side, Drew Bellis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Bellis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk every time he's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, IMG Academy Royal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Villages Charter only tossed four.
The Villages Charter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for IMG Academy Royal, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The Villages Charter will square off against Berkeley Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Villages Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Berkeley Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for IMG Academy Royal, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Monsignor Farrell at 4:00 p.m.
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