Tuscaloosa Home Educators lost against East Central HomeSchool back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of the East Central HomeSchool Patriots. Tuscaloosa Home Educators has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reece Leatherwood, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Leatherwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On East Central HomeSchool's side, Caleb Conaway made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Conaway was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, East Central HomeSchool let Joe Murphree and Jack Taylor loose on the outfield. Murphree scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Taylor scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Salter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-12. As for East Central HomeSchool, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators will head out on the road to face off against Ezekiel Academy at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Ezekiel Academy is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Tuscaloosa Home Educators will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for East Central HomeSchool, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 19-5 defeat vs. Southern Christian on the 16th.
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