Duval Charter is 5-0 against Harvest Community since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Duval Charter Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Harvest Community Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Duval Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Duval Charter came up short against Parker and fell 8-3.
Duval Charter 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).
On the hitting side, Duval Charter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Messer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Harvest Community fell victim to a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Old Plank Christian Academy on Friday.
Duval Charter's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Harvest Community, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Duval Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harvest Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Duval Charter took their win against Harvest Community in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Duval Charter since the squad 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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