Baseball Game Preview: Triumph Charter Jaguars vs. Lakeview Charter Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Triumph Charter Jaguars challenge Lakeview Charter Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Triumph Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Bert Corona Charter on Wednesday as they made off with a 23-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.

Gabriel Gonzales

Runs

04/02/25 @ Bert Corona Charter	4
03/27/25 @ Valor Academy	3
03/21/25 @ CALS Early College	2
03/10/25 @ Northridge Academy	2
03/07/25 @ Fulton	3
+ 12 more games

The team relied heavily on Gabriel Gonzales, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Richard Reyes, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lakeview Charter and Valor Academy meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Lions put the hurt on Valor Academy with a sharp 16-9 win.

The victory got Triumph Charter back to even at 5-5. As for Lakeview Charter, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Triumph Charter couldn't quite finish off Lakeview Charter when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.