The Duval Charter Panthers will be playing at home against the Cedar Creek Christian Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Duval Charter had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Christ's Church Academy.
Duval Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Messer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cedar Creek Christian can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They never let Seacoast Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. With that victory, Cedar Creek Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ricky Hamilton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Hamilton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hamilton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cedar Creek Christian got a massive performance out of Torance Jones, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Jones is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last six games he's played. Dereck Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Duval Charter's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Cedar Creek Christian, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7.
Duval Charter took their victory against Cedar Creek Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 12-1. Will Duval Charter repeat their success, or does Cedar Creek Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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