The Duval Charter Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Eagle's View Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Duval Charter will be strutting in after a win while Eagle's View will be coming in after a defeat.
Duval Charter is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Global Outreach Charter Academy (and have done all season long). Duval Charter put the hurt on Global Outreach Charter Academy with a sharp 21-1 victory on Wednesday. Duval Charter's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brodie Harness and Jason Pruitt made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Harness tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Pruitt tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Harness scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Pruitt got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Messer was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Austen Valentine, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eagle's View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Frederica Academy.
Like Duval Charter, Eagle's View also got a great game from a two-way player: Keegan Beckham. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Beckham was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Beckham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Moody, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Duval Charter is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Eagle's View, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Duval Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagle's View in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 9-7. Will Duval Charter repeat their success, or does Eagle's View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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