The IMG Academy Gold Ascenders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
IMG Academy Gold will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Baker County.
Shoei Darvishsefat looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nate Lynn, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Trenton Lombardo, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hardee entered their tilt with DeSoto County with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 2-1. That's two games straight that Hardee has won by just one run.
Casen Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Hardee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Beumel, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
IMG Academy Gold has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Hardee, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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