Old Plank Christian Academy has gone a perfect 3-0 against Westside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Defenders will square off against the Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Old Plank Christian Academy has three straight victories, Westside has 25 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Old Plank Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Andrew Jackson as they made off with a 14-0 win. Considering the Defenders have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kharis DuPree
| 04/01/25 vs Andrew Jackson | 5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Harvest Community | 4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Westside | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Andrew Jackson | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Harvest Community | 1 |
Kharis DuPree was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brody Strickler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Old Plank Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Westside's offense. They came up short against Yulee on Friday, falling 29-0.
Old Plank Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Westside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went Old Plank Christian Academy's way against Westside in their previous matchup back in March, as Old Plank Christian Academy made off with an 18-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Defenders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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