The Homestead Spartans will head out on the road to take on the South Bend Adams Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Homestead has nine straight wins, South Bend Adams has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Bend Adams' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Homestead hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Spartans walked away with a 4-0 victory over Norwell on Thursday.
Homestead got a great performance from Luke Riha as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Riha has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Johnnie Ankenbruck was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run.
South Bend Saint Joseph hit South Bend Adams with a five-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 10-0 to the Huskies.
Homestead's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for South Bend Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
South Bend Adams' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Homestead hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for South Bend Adams, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain Homestead's hitters?
Homestead might still be hurting after the 14-6 defeat they got from South Bend Adams in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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