Baseball Preview: Coastal HomeSchool Hurricanes vs. St. Andrew's Lions
Coastal HomeSchool has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Andrew's Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Coastal HomeSchool fell victim to a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of St. Andrew's.
For St. Andrew's part, Jhett Reeves made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Reeves has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reeves was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lanford Harris and Xavier Wilcox did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Wilcox scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-4. Wells Searcy was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Coastal HomeSchool dropped their record down to 0-15 with that loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Andrew's, their win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-19.
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