Homestead barely beat Mountain View the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Spartans since April 8, 2022.
Mountain View's batters probably weren't too happy with Mackenzie Smith, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (she gave up zero walks). Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, Leela Menon was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwyn Romero, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Homestead was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View only posted a batting average of .000.
The win made it two in a row for Homestead and bumps their season record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Mountain View, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9.
Coming up, Homestead will face off against Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Mountain View, they will take on Los Altos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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