The Churubusco Eagles will head out to face off against the Homestead Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Wednesday, Churubusco came up short against Eastside and fell 12-9. The Eagles have struggled against the Blazers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Homestead ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past East Noble 11-10. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans, who have now won five contests in a row.
Braeli Borchers was a standout: she fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Jordan, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and five RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Homestead kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive matchups.
Churubusco's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Homestead, their record now sits at 11-3.
Churubusco suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Homestead when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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