The Peninsula Catholic Knights will head out to square off against the TEACH Homeschool Beach Breakers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Peninsula Catholic has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Peninsula Catholic is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Steward, falling 14-4.
Peninsula Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Nice, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
TEACH Homeschool came out on top against Southampton Academy on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run first inning. The Beach Breakers blew past the Raiders 16-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Beach Breakers.
Conner Burcker looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Dandrade, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinny Whitehurst, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
TEACH Homeschool always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Peninsula Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for TEACH Homeschool, their record now sits at 7-11.
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