Homestead lost against Mountain View on Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Homestead Mustangs took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Spartans. Homestead has not had much luck with Mountain View recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Homestead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Markines, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Mountain View's side, Allison Marcelino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Marcelino has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mili Patel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Shivani Nangia, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Homestead now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Mountain View, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Homestead will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lynbrook at 4:00 p.m. Homestead is facing Lynbrook at the right time seeing as Lynbrook is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Mountain View will take on Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Fremont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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