Baseball Recap: Homer Mariners vs. Houston Hawks
On Saturday, Homer faced Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Homer Mariners came out on top against the Houston Hawks by a score of 9-4. That's two games straight that Homer has won by exactly five runs.
Camden Wise spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Homer let Preston Stanislaw and Malachi Raymond loose on the outfield. Stanislaw went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Raymond scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Raymond is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. CJ Burns was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Houston's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Seime, who scored a run and stole two bases.
The victory made it two in a row for Homer and bumps their season record up to 6-7. As for Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1.
As of now, neither Homer nor Houston have any future games scheduled.
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