Baseball Game Preview: West Bend East Suns vs. Homestead Highlanders

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Previous Games

04/17/25 - Home	9-3 W
05/03/24 - Home	12-2 W
04/12/24 - Away	0-10 L
05/03/23 - Home	3-4 L
04/12/23 - Away	11-9 W
+ 5 more games

West Bend East and Homestead are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Suns will head out on the road to take on the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, West Bend East came up short against Cedarburg and fell 8-3.

West Bend East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Sommer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Meanwhile, Homestead fell victim to West Bend West and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.

Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for West Bend East, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Everything went West Bend East's way against Homestead when the teams last played back in April, as West Bend East made off with a 9-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Suns since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.