The Sweet Home Huskies will be playing at home against the Newport Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Sweet Home finally turned things around against Cascade on Thursday. Everything went Sweet Home's way against Cascade as Sweet Home made off with a 10-2 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Sweet Home has managed all season.
Kayden Gutierrez and Kyle Zajic did most of the damage at the plate: Gutierrez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Zajic scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kelso Ellis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newport scored the most runs they've had all season to find success back in April. They blew past Cascade 20-6. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sweet Home's win ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-13. As for Newport, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Sweet Home suffered a grim 17-9 defeat to Newport in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Sweet Home avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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