It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Homewood had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Clay-Chalkville Cougars a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 21st.
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 10.2 runs over those games. As for Clay-Chalkville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 16 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Homewood beat Clay-Chalkville by a score of 18-0 later that day.
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