The Fruitland Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Homedale Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Fruitland sitting on seven straight wins and Homedale on eight.
Last Monday, Fruitland earned a 12-7 victory over Payette.
Landon Bushong spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fruitland got a massive performance out of Titus Vidlak, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jace Mordhorst was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Homedale can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They never let Weiser onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Fruitland's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Homedale, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Fruitland suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Homedale in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Homedale's Dillon Fine, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Fruitland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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