home game

noun

sports

: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.

The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.

Examples of home game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When players laced up their cleats for their first home game last month, the team played at UConn’s Morrone Stadium in Storrs. —P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

Exactly 125 years ago Friday night, the Boston Americans — who later became known as the Red Sox — held their first ever home game at the Huntington Avenue Grounds against the Philadelphia Athletics, winning 12-4. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026

The Philadelphia 76ers made another effort to get Philly fans into their arena, announcing plans Friday to donate 500 tickets to community groups for every home game of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026

Norco opens in pool A with a home game against Maranatha. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

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