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Homestead Little League Captures District 8 Title In Dominant Fashion

Homestead’s 9-10 Little League team rolled through their district tournament en route to their dominant 23-5 win over Liberty City for the District 8 Championship.

In a game that saw ten of Homestead’s 11 players score at least one run, seven players scored at least three times.

William Cruz led the way going 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.

Everett Ryals also went 4-for-5, walking once and scoring three runs.

Jake Ogden scored three times while Brandon Brindle went 2-for-5 with three walks and three runs scored.

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Antonio Skelt was strong on offense, going 3-for-5, hitting a double and a triple while scoring three times.

Homestead’s pitching was lights out with Arturo Ormaza throwing three and a third innings.

Ormaza struck out four batters, walked two, and allowed just a single earned run while going 2-for-4 with two talks on offense.

Clay Hebert threw an inning and a third of relief work, striking out two and allowing only one earned run.

Hebert added a strong offensive performance to his game resume, batting 3-for-5 with three runs scored.

The win was just the latest in an impressive run of success for Homestead.

The All-Star Tournament started with a 20-3 win over Doral, followed by a 10-0 shutout of Kendall.

Homestead dropped Upper Keys’ squad in an 11-4 win in the quarterfinals, followed by a thrilling 8-7 win over North Miami Beach in the semifinals.

Upper Keys Wins

The Upper Keys 11-12 Little League team captured a critical win over Doral thanks to a thrilling 11-7 victory.

Competing in the Little League District 8 Tournament, the Upper Keys squad was coming off a shutout loss to Kendall when they delivered an eight hit performance in their win.

“We did a better job hitting the ball and getting on base,” said assistant coach Jason Richards after the game.

Youngsters Zach Webb, Bryce Bynum, and Dylan Walters all performed strongly, with Walters throwing strong relief for the Upper Keys side.

Web and Walters both doubled in runs to help their side pull away late in the game with the Upper Keys leading 9-7.

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