The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors will face off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tuscaloosa Home Educators has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Ezekiel Academy will come in with three straight wins.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators lost 13-1 to Evangel Christian on Tuesday.
Eight must be Ezekiel Academy's lucky number: they beat South Choctaw Academy with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Knights didn't even let the Rebels on the board, marking the Knights' second-straight 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Baylee Horn and Jillian Newell did most of the damage at the plate: Horn scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Newell scored a run while going 2-for-2. What's more, Newell posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Vick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Ezekiel Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Ezekiel Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Ezekiel Academy in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Warriors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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