The Leo Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Homestead Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leo's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over DeKalb.
Leo got a great performance from Kylar Decker as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Leo let Luke MacDonald and Landin Hoeppner loose on the outfield. MacDonald scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hoeppner scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homestead narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Adams Central 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Homestead.
Alex Graber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Homestead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Kintz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Leo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Leo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Leo's way against Homestead in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Leo made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leo since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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