Baseball Game Preview: Northside Falcons HomeSchool Falcons vs. Forsyth Home Educators Hawks

The Northside Falcons HomeSchool Falcons will take on the Forsyth Home Educators Hawks in a tournament on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northside Falcons HomeSchool sitting on 17 straight victories and Forsyth Home Educators on three.

Northside Falcons HomeSchool had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Middle Tennessee Monarchs on Monday. The Falcons' pitchers stepped up to hand Middle Tennessee Monarchs a 12-0 shutout. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Forsyth Home Educators won against Lighthouse Christian on Tuesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Chargers. The Hawks are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 12th contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.

Parker Broadus and Peyton Bennett did most of the damage at the plate: Broadus went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Bennett went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was Bennett's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Larson Stem, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Northside Falcons HomeSchool's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-1-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Forsyth Home Educators, their win bumped their record up to 19-8-1.