It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact NELA Christian Homeschool can now relate to. They fell victim to a tough 19-4 loss at the hands of the Good Samaritan HomeSchool Hornets on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs NELA Christian Homeschool has scored all season.
For Good Samaritan HomeSchool's part, Carter Binagia was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Binagia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Binagia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Good Samaritan HomeSchool let Lane Bounds and Brett Boudreux loose on the outfield. Bounds went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Boudreux scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dawson Turpin, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for NELA Christian Homeschool and nudges their season record down to 8-2. As for Good Samaritan HomeSchool, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
NELA Christian Homeschool does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Good Samaritan HomeSchool, they will head out on the road to square off against Brookeland at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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