Baseball Preview: Flowers Jaguars vs. DuVal Tigers
Flowers is 8-2 against DuVal since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Flowers Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the DuVal Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Flowers is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15.2 runs per game this season.
Flowers can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Suitland with a sharp 31-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Flowers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Luke Hartman made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Hartman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hartman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Micah Owona looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jonathan Davis was a standout: he scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Moss, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DuVal, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North on Monday by a score of 6-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Flowers' record is now 10-4. As for DuVal, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season.
Everything went Flowers' way against DuVal in their previous matchup on April 11th as Flowers made off with a 23-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flowers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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