The Homewood Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Minor Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Homewood made easy work of Briarwood Christian and carried off a 15-5 victory. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won six in a row.
Anne Hope Howell looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Mia Gonzalez
| 04/09/25 vs Briarwood Christian | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Briarwood Christian | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Jackson-Olin | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Minor | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ John Carroll Catholic | 2 |
At the plate, Homewood let Allie Stuman and Mia Gonzalez run wild. Stuman went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Gonzalez scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucy Robinett, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Homewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Briarwood Christian only posted an OBP of .400.
Minor played against Fultondale on Thursday and won via forfeit.
The victory was the third in a row for Minor, bringing their record up to 11-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Homewood, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10-1.
Everything went Homewood's way against Minor in their previous meeting back in March, as Homewood made off with a 17-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots 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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