Baseball Game Preview: Pataula Charter Academy Panthers vs. Southwest Georgia STEM Charter Aggies

Pataula Charter Academy is a perfect 5-0 against Southwest Georgia STEM Charter since February of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Pataula Charter Academy Panthers will host the Southwest Georgia STEM Charter Aggies at 6:00 p.m. Pataula Charter Academy will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Pataula Charter Academy barely beat Southwest Georgia STEM Charter the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Pataula Charter Academy put the hurt on Southwest Georgia STEM Charter with a sharp 15-3 win on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won seven matchups by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jud Marshall

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/11/25 @ Southwest Georgia STEM Charter	7
02/15/24 @ Early County	4
03/06/25 vs Webster County	3
02/27/25 @ Wiregrass	2
02/21/25 @ Early County	2

Jud Marshall made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Alex Caldwell was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cooper Preston was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.

Pataula Charter Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher in six consecutive games.

Southwest Georgia STEM Charter's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Pataula Charter Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.