The Homestead Spartans are on the road again on Monday to play the New Haven Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homestead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia City and snuck past 5-4.
Alex Graber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Homestead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Minnick, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, New Haven beat Fort Wayne Wayne 11-7 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Haven.
Homestead has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for New Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 7-19.
Homestead beat New Haven 10-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Will Homestead repeat their success, or does New Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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