After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Patrick Henry Academy, Thomas Heyward Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Coastal HomeSchool Hurricanes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Thomas Heyward Academy also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Colton Young and Mackie Bowers made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Young pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Bowers pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Young scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bowers scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Thomas Heyward Academy let Drew Willis and Brodie Crider loose on the outfield. Willis scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Crider went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Beau Pinckney, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double.
Like Thomas Heyward Academy, Coastal HomeSchool also got a great game from a two-way player: Jase Poppell. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Poppell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Poppell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Poppell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micah Bowen, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Coastal HomeSchool didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Thomas Heyward Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Coastal HomeSchool, their loss was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-17.
Thomas Heyward Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play Colleton Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. As for Coastal HomeSchool, they will be playing at home against Bridges Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bridges Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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