The NOVA HomeSchool Lions will square off against the School Without Walls Penguins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
School Without Walls will take on a team with plenty of momentum: NOVA HomeSchool extended their winning streak to seven on Monday. The Lions blew past Osbourn 15-1.
Meanwhile, School Without Walls faced Bell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Penguins put the hurt on the Griffins with a sharp 21-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Penguins in their matchups with the Griffins: they've now won seven in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jabari Myers, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Zach Daskal-Koss was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one run.
School Without Walls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
NOVA HomeSchool's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for School Without Walls, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
NOVA HomeSchool suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to School Without Walls in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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