Baseball Preview: Harvest Community Warriors vs. Duval Charter Panthers
Harvest Community is 0-5 against Duval Charter since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Harvest Community Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Duval Charter Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Harvest Community fell victim to a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of Old Plank Christian Academy.
Harvest Community saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Hebert, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Duval Charter came up short against Parker on Monday and fell 8-3.
Duval Charter also got a good showing from Hayden Haynes, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Harvest Community's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Duval Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Harvest Community has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Duval Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Harvest Community might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Duval Charter when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duval Charter's Jason Pruitt, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Harvest Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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