Baseball Recap: Homer-Center Wildcats vs. West Branch Warriors
Homer-Center and West Branch squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Homer-Center had to settle for second. They fell 7-3 to the West Branch Warriors.
Homer-Center saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Dunn, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On West Branch's side, Luke Liptak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits. Liptak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isaac Tiracorda, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Coby Kephart, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Homer-Center's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for West Branch, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Homer-Center nor West Branch have any future games scheduled.
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