Baseball Recap: Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization Sets Scoring Season-High Against Hubbard

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization). They blew past the Hubbard Jaguars 15-0 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.

Marcos Marroquin made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.

In other batting news, Benjamin Kinsala and Colton Stone did most of the damage at the plate: Kinsala scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Stone scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization is undefeated when Kinsala posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Riley John White, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.

Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hubbard only posted an OBP of .211.

The victory made it two in a row for Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization and bumps their season record up to 5-4. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-5 Hubbard and 2-3 Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool. As for Hubbard, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.

Looking ahead, Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization will face off against Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Ellis County Christian Homeschool Organization's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hubbard, they will challenge Itasca at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.