Baseball Recap: Homer-Center Wildcats vs. Purchase Line Red Dragons
Homer-Center can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Purchase Line Red Dragons as the Homer-Center Wildcats made off with an 11-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Homer-Center.
Braden Dunn was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits (and only one walk). Dunn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dunn was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Palmer was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Saiani, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Like Homer-Center, Purchase Line also got a great game from a two-way player: Austin Chambers. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Chambers was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Devlan Kordish made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Purchase Line didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Homer-Center's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Purchase Line, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homer-Center will challenge Bishop McCort at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Purchase Line, they will head out on the road to take on Penns Manor at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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