After two games on the road, Homestead is heading back home. They will take on the Carroll Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Homestead had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Fort Wayne Snider.
Homestead got a good showing from Luke Neiswonger, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Homestead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnnie Ankenbruck, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Bradford, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Homestead didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Snider only tossed five.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Carroll had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Leo on Monday. Carroll has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carroll also got a good showing from Evan Rinehart, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Homestead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Homestead might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Carroll in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carroll's Brady Long, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Homestead knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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