Preview: Los Altos Eagles vs. Homestead Mustangs
After five games on the road, Los Altos is heading back home. They will take on the Homestead Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Los Altos came up short against Mountain View and fell 9-6.
Sophia Asar was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Asar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Asar was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sabrina Neal was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Los Altos didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while Homestead put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Wilcox. Homestead came out on top against Wilcox by a score of 3-0.
Like Los Altos, Homestead also got a great game from a two-way player: Mackenzie Smith. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lilly Markines was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Los Altos has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2-1.
Los Altos was able to grind out a solid win over Homestead when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Homestead's Nicole Spaulding, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Los Altos to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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