Baseball Game Preview: Homestead Mustangs vs. Wilcox Chargers

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 1:59am

Baseball Preview: Homestead Mustangs vs. Wilcox Chargers

Homestead is 2-8 against Wilcox since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Homestead Mustangs will take on the Wilcox Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Homestead will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.

Last Saturday, Homestead was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln, taking the game 5-1.

Logan Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks.

On the hitting side, Logan Christianson and Justin Gladfelter did most of the damage at the plate: Christianson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Gladfelter scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Will Hamburger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, Wilcox beat Mountain View 8-5 on Friday.

Homestead is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-2 record this season. As for Wilcox, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.

Homestead skirted past Wilcox 5-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Homestead repeat their success, or does Wilcox have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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