Soldotna stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Homer Mariners as the Soldotna Stars made off with a 19-6 victory. Soldotna's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Derrick Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jones was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three 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 three games he's played.
In other batting news, Matthew Schilling was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Blough, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Homer's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Stanislaw, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Christian Matthews, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Soldotna pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Homer, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Soldotna will square off against Colony at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Soldotna's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Colony's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Homer, they will head out on the road to take on Palmer at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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