The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Tuscaloosa Christian Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Tuscaloosa Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tuscaloosa Home Educators, who comes in off a win.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Southern Christian as Tuscaloosa Home Educators made off with an 18-9 win. The victory was just what Tuscaloosa Home Educators needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior game.
Saul Watson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Watson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tuscaloosa Home Educators let Jose Giron and Austin Hartley loose on the outfield. Giron got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Hartley scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathan Mercado, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Christian came up short against Pickens Academy on Thursday and fell 10-5. Tuscaloosa Christian has struggled against Pickens Academy recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-9. As for Tuscaloosa Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators skirted past Tuscaloosa Christian 7-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Tuscaloosa Home Educators repeat their success, or does Tuscaloosa Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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