Baseball Recap: Homer-Center Wildcats vs. Derry Trojans
Homer-Center had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over the Derry Trojans. For Homer-Center, this counts as revenge for the 12-3 loss Derry walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Owen Saiani made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Saiani was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Homer-Center got a massive performance out of Dom Shimko, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brayden Rado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Derry's side, Brady Angus made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Jon Wasnick was another key contributor, going 2-for-6 with a triple and a stolen base.
Homer-Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Derry, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homer-Center will take on West Shamokin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homer-Center is facing West Shamokin at the right time seeing as West Shamokin is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Derry, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Derry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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