Homestead dropped their record down to 9-8 on Saturday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 on Friday.
Homestead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Christianson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Mountain View, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games.
On Mountain View's side, Brennan Dooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Dooley has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Xu, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Christian Bandy was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homestead will head out to square off against Los Gatos at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wildcats will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Mountain View, they are taking a road trip to face off against Wilcox at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chargers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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