Fort Wayne South Side is 2-8 against Homestead since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne South Side Archers will square off against the Homestead Spartans at 7:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne South Side's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Seymour on Saturday. They lost 17-0 to the Owls.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Homestead sidestepped Leo for an 8-7 victory.
Ryne Michaeloff and Luke Riha dominated on the mound. Michaeloff pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits, while Riha struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Riha has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caleb Bradford was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Karshner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fort Wayne South Side's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Homestead, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Fort Wayne South Side might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Homestead when the teams last played back in April. Can Fort Wayne South Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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