Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Duval Charter

Panthers

Previous Games

04/08/25 vs Andrew Jackson	16-1
04/07/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	14-4
04/05/25 @ Eagle's View	7-3
04/04/25 vs Foundation Christian Academy	14-3
04/01/25 @ Parker	4-2
+ 3 more games

Duval Charter waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Andrew Jackson Tigers 16-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-1 two weeks ago.

Alex Messer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Lumley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Micah Messer also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Duval Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrew Jackson only posted an OBP of .333.

Duval Charter's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Andrew Jackson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Duval Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Andrew Jackson, they will head out to take on ED White at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Commanders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.91 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.