Baseball Game Preview: Coastal Mississippi Homeschool Wildcats vs. Laurel HomeSchool Knighthawks

The Coastal Mississippi Homeschool Wildcats will square off against the Laurel HomeSchool Knighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Coastal Mississippi Homeschool and six for Laurel HomeSchool dating back to last season.

Last Saturday, Coastal Mississippi Homeschool didn't have quite enough to beat Jackson HomeSchool and fell 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one run.

Sam Murphy

Runs

03/18/25 vs Varsity Opponent	4
03/08/25 @ Jackson HomeSchool	4
03/03/25 @ Laurel HomeSchool	4
03/13/25 @ Laurel HomeSchool	3
02/13/25 vs Meridian HomeSchool	3
+ 5 more games

Sam Murphy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-3 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

Meanwhile, Laurel HomeSchool came up short against Hattiesburg HomeSchool on Tuesday, falling 11-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knighthawks have suffered against the Forerunners since April 22, 2022.

Laurel HomeSchool saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Crosby, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Tyler Mcree also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Laurel HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Laurel HomeSchool's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Coastal Mississippi Homeschool hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. It's a different story for Laurel HomeSchool, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's hitters?

Everything went Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's way against Laurel HomeSchool in their previous matchup back in March, as Coastal Mississippi Homeschool made off with a 15-3 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Knighthawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.