The Duval Charter Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Oasis Christian Lions at 10:00 a.m. Duval Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Duval Charter had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Harvest Community.
Jason Pruitt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Oasis Christian entered their tilt with Central Florida Christian Academy with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Eagles on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-4 win. Considering Oasis Christian has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Gabriel Dutheil, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Carbone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Duval Charter's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Oasis Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Duval Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oasis Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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