Columbia City is 0-4 against Homestead since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Columbia City Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Homestead Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Columbia City is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Columbia City stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Garrett 15-1.
Maddox Moon was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was James Getts, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homestead beat Fort Wayne Northrop 7-3 on Wednesday.
Mason Weaver was a major factor no matter where he played. 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.
Columbia City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Homestead, their record is now 9-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Columbia City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Columbia City came up short against Homestead in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Columbia City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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