After three games on the road, Homestead is heading back home. They will take on the Varela Vipers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Homestead is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
Homestead pushed their score all the way to 22 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Varela by a score of 24-22. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (12), Homestead still had to take the loss.
Faith Jones and Sandra Villalobos stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jones scored five runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-6, while Villalobos went 4-for-6 with four runs, two triples, and four RBI. Jones is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Carla Romero, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Homestead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .596. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Homestead dropped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Varela, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season.
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