The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the East Central HomeSchool Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators managed to slip by Pickens Academy the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Tuscaloosa Home Educators suffered a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Pickens Academy on Monday.
Jose Giron was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Morrison, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, East Central HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 12-0 loss to Ezekiel Academy might stick with them for a while. The contest 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' defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for East Central HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tuscaloosa Home Educators has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Central HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from East Central HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Central HomeSchool's Andrew Barksdale, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Tuscaloosa Home Educators knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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