Preview: Homestead Spartans vs. Leo Lions
Homestead is 1-9 against Leo since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Homestead Spartans will take on the Leo Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
After only two runs in their last contest, Homestead made sure to put some runs up on the board against New Haven on Monday. Homestead put the hurt on New Haven with a sharp 23-2 win.
Isabelle Waldron was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Renier, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, while Leo put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran. Leo blew past Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 18-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leo.
Anna Woods made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Woods was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, Sara Hoeppner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Lillian Pierce was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 3-for-3.
The victory got Homestead back to even at 1-1. As for Leo, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Homestead might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Leo in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Homestead, Ellie Sauder (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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