With a playoff game on the line, Homestead rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Salinas Cowboys by a score of 5-2. Winning may never get old, but Homestead sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Nate Enders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Christianson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Howard Cheng, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Salinas' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Rianda, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Homestead's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9-2. As for Salinas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.
Homestead is on the road again on Wednesday to play Scotts Valley. Scotts Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. Salinas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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