Baseball Recap: Palmdale Academy Charter School Comes Up Short

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

04/29/25 @ Santa Clarita Christian	0-13
04/24/25 @ Lucerne Valley	10-8
04/22/25 @ Mojave	23-2
04/17/25 @ Victor Valley Christian	21-2
04/08/25 @ Hoover	1-22

Palmdale Academy Charter School dropped their record down to 3-11 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals, falling 13-0. The Jaguars were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Cardinals' pitchers proved too tough.

Palmdale Academy Charter School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Torres, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Torres is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

As for Santa Clarita Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.

On Santa Clarita Christian's side, Zane Stauffer made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stauffer also tossed no walks, which is notable because Santa Clarita Christian is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-8 otherwise. Stauffer was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Wyatt Waldron was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Clarita Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Zach Pe?a was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Palmdale Academy Charter School didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 30-10 defeat against Hesperia Christian on the 1st. As for Santa Clarita Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 23-0 win against Valley Torah on the 1st.