Port Charlotte entered their tilt with IMG Academy Royal with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the IMG Academy Royal Ascenders on Wednesday as they made off with a 9-3 win. This was payback for Port Charlotte, who suffered an 11-9 loss the last time these two teams met.
Port Charlotte got a great performance from Kayvon Santana as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. Santana has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Adrian Nina was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Reed Backstrom was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On IMG Academy Royal's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Scott Yang, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Port Charlotte is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for IMG Academy Royal, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Port Charlotte will take on Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Port Charlotte's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Charlotte's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for IMG Academy Royal, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverview Sarasota at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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