Softball Recap: Homer Mariners vs. Lathrop Malemutes
On Saturday, Homer faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Homer Mariners blew past the Lathrop Malemutes 12-3. With that victory, Homer brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Homer got a big performance out of Keagan Niebuhr, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Ariana Davis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lathrop didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Homer didn't tossed any.
The win (which was Homer's third in a row) raised their record to 4-9-2. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
Homer will head out on the road to face off against Colony at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday. Homer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Lathrop will take on Hutchison at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lathrop is facing Hutchison at the right time seeing as Hutchison is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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