After flying high against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers last Thursday, Homestead came back down to earth. The Homestead Spartans fell just short of the Leo Lions by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. Homestead has struggled against Leo recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Homestead saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Landrigan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Waldron, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Leo's side, Anna Woods was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Woods has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Woods was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
In other pitching news, Mackenzie Arroyo looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Homestead's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-13. As for Leo, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homestead will square off against Bellmont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Homestead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Leo, they will head out on the road to face off against Carroll at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Carroll: 2.6, Leo: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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