The Homestead Highlanders will venture away from home to face off against the Hartford Orioles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Homestead came up short against Germantown and fell 5-2.
Keaton Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Hartford got the win against West Bend West on Friday by a conclusive 7-1. Considering the Orioles have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Kutz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Romens, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games. Another player making a difference was Joe Landgraf, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Hartford is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Homestead, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-13.
Homestead might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Hartford in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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