Homestead is 4-0 against Columbia City since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Homestead Spartans will take on the Columbia City Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homestead took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Fort Wayne Northrop.
Mason Weaver made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Weaver has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aiden Phillips was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Columbia City put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Garrett as Columbia City made off with a 15-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbia City.
Columbia City got a massive performance out of Maddox Moon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of James Getts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Homestead has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Columbia City, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Homestead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Columbia City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Homestead beat Columbia City 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Homestead repeat their success, or does Columbia City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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