Grafton waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Homestead Highlanders onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. This was payback for Grafton, who suffered an 8-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Zachary Plier was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Van Sluys, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Homestead's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Bowers, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Grafton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-15. As for Homestead, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Grafton will take on Cedarburg at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Homestead, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pewaukee at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pewaukee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Homestead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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