Baseball Recap: Homestead Comes Up Short

If Homestead was riding high fresh off their 7-1 takedown of Nicolet on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highlanders fell 6-3 to the Cedarburg Bulldogs on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 back in April.

Charlie Blume

Batters Struck Out

05/05/25 vs Cedarburg	6
05/02/25 vs Nicolet	6
04/25/25 vs Port Washington	5

Charlie Blume put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run.

Blume wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joe Simon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. Simon also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.

Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Cedarburg, with the victory, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-8.

Looking ahead, Homestead will face off against West Bend West at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games the Spartans have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Cedarburg, they will welcome West Bend East at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are on a four-game streak of home losses, and the Suns a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck.