The TEACH Homeschool Beach Breakers will challenge the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
TEACH Homeschool made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Beach Breakers fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Beach Breakers in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
While Hampton Roads Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Peninsula Catholic on Monday. Considering the Navigators have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Landen Jones made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Motley, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Finn Dignan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Hampton Roads Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peninsula Catholic only posted an OBP of .348.
Hampton Roads Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for TEACH Homeschool, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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