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| 04/17/25 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/06/24 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 13-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Slinger is 9-1 against Homestead since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Owls will face off against the Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Slinger will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Slinger narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past De Pere 3-1.
Homestead let Elkhorn stack four runs on them in the fifth inning on Saturday but luckily Homestead prevailed anyway. The Highlanders had just enough and edged out the Elks 6-5. The win was some much needed relief for the Highlanders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Homestead saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Strifling, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Strifling a new career-high. Another was Jersey Schmidt, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Homestead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elkhorn only posted an OBP of .345.
Slinger pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Slinger beat Homestead 6-1 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Owls 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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