Sweet Home is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will welcome the Philomath Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Sweet Home has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sweet Home is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Marshfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 13-12. While the Huskies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 4-0 in the first period.
Luke Rosa put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rosa was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Damon Lawrence was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Conner Northern, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Philomath's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 7-4 to Gladstone.
Philomath's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-1. As for Sweet Home, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Sweet Home suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Philomath in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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