Old Plank Christian Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Covenant School of Jacksonville a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Covenant School of Jacksonville Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Old Plank Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Old Plank Christian Academy turned things around against Andrew Jackson on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 17-7 win. The Defenders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Dewayne Mosley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Mosley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Brody Strickler
| 03/04/25 @ Andrew Jackson | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Christ's Church Academy | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Harvest Community | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Parker | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brody Strickler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Old Plank Christian Academy is 2-1 when Strickler posts two or more runs, but 0-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kharis DuPree, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Old Plank Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Covenant School of Jacksonville sidestepped Ribault for a 5-4 victory.
Landon Jones was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Covenant School of Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Old Plank Christian Academy picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Old Plank Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Covenant School of Jacksonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Old Plank Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Covenant School of Jacksonville in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Old Plank Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
