Baseball Preview: Homestead Spartans vs. Concord Minutemen
The Homestead Spartans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Concord Minutemen at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homestead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Carroll by a score of 8-4.
Johnnie Ankenbruck was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Zane Wirges, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Concord entered their tilt with Mishawaka with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cavemen on Saturday and snuck past 11-9. With that win, Concord brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Joey Hauger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lukas Ulfig was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Noah Norwood was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Homestead has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Concord, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10.
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