Baseball Preview: West Bend Suns vs. Homestead Highlanders
West Bend and Homestead are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The West Bend Suns will head out on the road to face off against the Homestead Highlanders at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. West Bend will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
West Bend proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Cedarburg. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs West Bend has scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Cutler Schmidt, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Richlin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homestead was able to grind out a solid win over Cedarburg on Monday, taking the game 9-4.
West Bend's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs per game. As for Homestead, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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