The Jackson HomeSchool Victors will head out on the road to face off against the Coastal Mississippi Homeschool Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jackson HomeSchool is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Back in February, Jackson HomeSchool suffered a rough 14-6 loss at the hands of Benton Academy.
Meanwhile, Coastal Mississippi Homeschool has not done well against Laurel HomeSchool recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's way against Laurel HomeSchool as Coastal Mississippi Homeschool made off with a 13-3 victory. Coastal Mississippi Homeschool might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Alex Vera was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Vera has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Coastal Mississippi Homeschool got a big performance out of Caleb Delaughter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sam Murphy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jackson HomeSchool now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Coastal Mississippi Homeschool, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Jackson HomeSchool might still be hurting after the 20-2 defeat they got from Coastal Mississippi Homeschool in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coastal Mississippi Homeschool's Garrison Holland, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that Jackson HomeSchool knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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