On Wednesday, it was close, but the Homestead Spartans sidestepped the Adams Central Flying Jets for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Homestead.
Alex Graber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Homestead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Kintz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Adams Central's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Dakota Perry gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits.
Homestead has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Adams Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Homestead will be playing in front of their home fans against Leo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Homestead will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Adams Central will take on Blackford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blackford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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