The Homestead Mustangs will face off against the Leigh Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Homestead 2.8, Leigh 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Homestead fell victim to Menlo-Atherton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. The game marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Homestead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Sun, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Sun hit this season.
Even though they lost, Homestead hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Leigh came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 8-4.
Noah Miller was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Brandon Kim was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Leigh, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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