The North River Christian Chargers will head out to square off against the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North River Christian has given up an average of 15.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
North River Christian is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Tuscaloosa Home Educators, falling 18-4.
For Tuscaloosa Home Educators' part, Ben Poland and Saul Watson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Poland pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Watson didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Poland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Poland scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Watson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, Poland posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Tuscaloosa Home Educators got a massive performance out of Shelton Milligan, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Milligan a new career-high in RBI (two). Eli Morrison was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North River Christian only posted an OBP of .241.
The win made it two in a row for Tuscaloosa Home Educators and bumps their season record up to 4-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for North River Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
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