Duval Charter fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Christ's Church Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-2 to the Christ's Church Academy Eagles. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 4-3 to the Eagles when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Michael Grimaldi was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Grimaldi was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Grimaldi wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Cruz, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Panthers
| 03/06/25 @ Christ's Church Academy | 2-5 |
| 03/03/25 @ Covenant School of Jacksonville | 8-7 |
| 02/26/25 vs Harvest Community | 15-0 |
| 02/25/25 @ Old Plank Christian Academy | 5-3 |
| 02/21/25 @ University Christian | 4-12 |
Duval Charter moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Christ's Church Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Duval Charter will host Christ's Church Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Christ's Church Academy, they will welcome Ridgeview at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Christ's Church Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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