Homestead is 2-8 against Los Gatos since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mustangs will challenge the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Homestead 3.6, Los Gatos 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Homestead came up short against Mountain View and fell 4-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Homestead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Christianson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 13-0 win. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Matt Ludeman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Beau Musser was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Carlisle, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Los Gatos always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Los Gatos pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Homestead couldn't quite finish off Los Gatos in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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