Baseball Recap: East Central HomeSchool Patriots vs. Ezekiel Academy Knights
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Central HomeSchool can now relate to. Their rough 13-5 defeat to the Ezekiel Academy Knights on Saturday might stick with them for a while. East Central HomeSchool has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Taylor was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Salter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Ezekiel Academy's side, Conner Campbell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Campbell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Brennan Hancock looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
Back at the plate, Ezekiel Academy got a massive performance out of Rhyn Shelton, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Josiah Hughes, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
East Central HomeSchool's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Ezekiel Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-22 record this season.
East Central HomeSchool is on the road again on Tuesday to play Varsity Opponent at 5:00 p.m. As for Ezekiel Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-5 victory vs. Tuscaloosa Home Educators on the 20th.
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