The East Central HomeSchool Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Friday just wasn't the day for East Central HomeSchool's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-0 walloping at the hands of Ezekiel Academy on Friday. The game marked that first time this season in which East Central HomeSchool was not able to get on the board.
East Central HomeSchool saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of Pickens Academy.
Jose Giron made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Morrison, who scored a run and stole two bases.
East Central HomeSchool has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Central HomeSchool has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tuscaloosa Home Educators struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went East Central HomeSchool's way against Tuscaloosa Home Educators in their previous meeting back in February as East Central HomeSchool made off with a 13-0 victory. Will East Central HomeSchool repeat their success, or does Tuscaloosa Home Educators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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