Mountain View won the last time they faced Homestead, and things went their way on Friday too. The Mountain View Spartans walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Homestead Mustangs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
Wes Harwell looked comfortable as he struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Xu, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Wenks, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Homestead's side, Clay Bussey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4. Thalun Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mountain View's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6. As for Homestead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-2.
Mountain View will head out on the road to challenge Saratoga at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain View is facing Saratoga at the right time seeing as Saratoga is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Homestead, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Fremont at 11:00 a.m. Fremont is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Homestead will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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