Baseball Preview: Homedale Trojans vs. Fruitland Grizzlies
Homedale is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Fruitland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Homedale Trojans will take on the Fruitland Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homedale can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Weiser a 9-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Fruitland earned a 12-7 win over Payette on Monday.
Landon Bushong spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Titus Vidlak was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jace Mordhorst, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Homedale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Fruitland, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Everything went Homedale's way against Fruitland when the teams last played back in April as Homedale made off with an 8-0 win. Will Homedale repeat their success, or does Fruitland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
