The Eagle's View Warriors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Duval Charter Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Eagle's View has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 26.
Last Tuesday, Eagle's View suffered a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Frederica Academy.
Keegan Beckham was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Beckham has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Beckham was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Beckham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Moody, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Duval Charter put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Global Outreach Charter Academy 21-1. Duval Charter's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Like Eagle's View, Duval Charter also got a great game from a two-way player: Brodie Harness. On the mound, Harness tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jason Pruitt tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Harness scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Pruitt got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Duval Charter got a massive performance out of Alex Messer, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Austen Valentine was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Eagle's View's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Duval Charter, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Eagle's View couldn't quite finish off Duval Charter when the teams last played back in March and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Messer, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Eagle's View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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