The Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics Storm will head out on the road to challenge the Good Samaritan HomeSchool Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics comes in on three and Good Samaritan HomeSchool on four.
On Friday, Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics got the win against Varsity Opponent by a conclusive 12-6. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Joshua Lonsberry
| 03/25/25 @ Faith Training Christian Academy | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ ARC Academy | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs First Baptist Christian | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ Christian Academy of Louisiana | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Joshua Lonsberry and Andrew Poole were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Lonsberry pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Poole tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February. At bat, Lonsberry scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Poole scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics is 5-1 when Lonsberry posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics got a massive performance out of Noah Chandler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Keonta Brown also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Good Samaritan HomeSchool made easy work of Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool on Tuesday and carried off a 16-1 win. Considering the Hornets have won three games by more than 13 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics, Good Samaritan HomeSchool also got a great game from a two-way player: CJ Self. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Self was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eshton Pedraza, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dawson Turpin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Good Samaritan HomeSchool always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool only posted an OBP of .333.
Good Samaritan HomeSchool pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics, their record is now 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Good Samaritan HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
