The IMG Academy Blue Ascenders will face off against the Central Pointe Christian Academy CPCA at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. IMG Academy Blue will be strutting in after a victory while Central Pointe Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, IMG Academy Blue needed a bit of extra time to put away Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate. They had just enough and edged out the Phoenix 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ascenders.
IMG Academy Blue got a great performance from Kapono Kaha'i as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Kaha'i also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Ascenders are 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise.
Brennan Prendergast
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At the plate, IMG Academy Blue let Brennan Prendergast and Charles Chenail run wild. Prendergast got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two doubles and one RBI, while Chenail scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two doubles gave Prendergast a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Central Pointe Christian Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against IMG Academy Silver on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ascenders by a score of 5-4. The CPCA's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
The win got IMG Academy Blue back to even at 8-8. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
IMG Academy Blue beat Central Pointe Christian Academy 5-1 in their previous meeting back in February. Do the Ascenders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the CPCA turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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