Softball Recap: Mississinewa Indians vs. Homestead Spartans
Mississinewa waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Homestead Spartans. That's more bragging rights for Mississinewa, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brooklynn Nash made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Nash has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nash was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Amiyaa Parr-Inman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. Allie Trejo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Homestead's side, Macy Arnold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Homestead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Jordan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mississinewa's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Homestead, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Mississinewa will take on Kokomo at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kokomo has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.56 runs per game on average), something Mississinewa will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Homestead, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Carroll at 5:30 p.m. Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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