For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Inspiration Academy and Winter Haven have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Inspiration Academy Lions came out on top against the Winter Haven Blue Devils by a score of 7-2. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly five runs.
Jackson Hungle tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, Ty Harvey was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Sean Dromgool, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Lions
| 03/17/25 vs Winter Haven | 7-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Barron Collier | 8-5 |
| 02/14/25 vs FSBE Academy | 12-4 |
| 04/29/24 vs FSBE Academy | 11-6 |
| 04/26/24 vs Sunshine State Elite Academy | 10-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Inspiration Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Winter Haven, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought as Inspiration Academy Lions face off against Mulberry Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mulberry 3.5, Inspiration Academy 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Winter Haven, they will welcome Auburndale at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Winter Haven is facing Auburndale at the right time seeing as Auburndale is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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