The Homestead Mustangs will head out to square off against the Milpitas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Homestead is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, Homestead beat Gunn 5-2.
Izzy Gutierrez
| 05/13/25 vs Gunn | 4 |
| 05/08/25 @ Los Altos | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Wilcox | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Santa Clara | 2 |
| 05/18/24 vs Pacific Grove | 2 |
Cierra Hagan and Izzy Gutierrez did most of the damage at the plate: Hagan went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI, while Gutierrez went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Gutierrez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Leela Menon, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Homestead hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Milpitas came up short against Mountain View on Tuesday, falling 10-2. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Milpitas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was April Price, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Milpitas' loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Homestead, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Homestead skirted past Milpitas 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team 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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