After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Christ's Church Academy, Parker was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Duval Charter Panthers. This was payback for Parker, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tobias Caughman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Caughman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Caughman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Parker got a massive performance out of Marcus Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jayden Jackson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
On Duval Charter's side, they got a good showing from Hayden Haynes, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, 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.
Parker now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Duval Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Parker will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Wolfson, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Parker is facing Wolfson at the right time seeing as Wolfson is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Duval Charter, they will head out on the road to square off against Harvest Community at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvest Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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