Baseball Game Preview: Homewood Patriots vs. Clay-Chalkville Cougars

For the second straight game, Homewood will face off against Clay-Chalkville. The Patriots will take on the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Homewood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Clay-Chalkville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Homewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Clay-Chalkville get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 19 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

For Clay-Chalkville's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Frye, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Homewood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Clay-Chalkville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 16 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.