Starpoint and Sweet Home are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Starpoint Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Sweet Home Panthers at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Starpoint is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Starpoint took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against City Honors as Starpoint made off with an 18-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Starpoint considering their one-run performance the match before.
Lily Curione was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilie Pascual, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sweet Home fell victim to West Seneca West and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 13-0 to the Warhawks. Sweet Home has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Starpoint's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Sweet Home, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Starpoint took their victory against Sweet Home in their previous matchup on Friday by a conclusive 14-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starpoint 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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