Santa Clara is 2-8 against Homestead since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Santa Clara Bruins will take on the Homestead Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Santa Clara lost 11-1 to Cupertino on Thursday.
Santa Clara saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malana Dinwiddie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Los Gatos by a score of 2-1.
Mackenzie Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
Santa Clara's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Santa Clara suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Homestead in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can Santa Clara avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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