Recap: Wiregrass Kings vs. Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors
Wiregrass came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors with a sharp 14-4 victory. Considering Wiregrass has won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Daniel Simmons made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Simmons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Wiregrass got a massive performance out of Zeke Alford, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zach Crisler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Tuscaloosa Home Educators' side, they got a big performance out of Jose Giron, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Mercado, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wiregrass pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Wiregrass will have a chance to go back-to-back against Tuscaloosa Home Educators: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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