The Palmer Moose will be playing at home against the Homer Mariners at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palmer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Palmer was ranked 17th). Palmer walked away with an 11-8 victory over Colony on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palmer.
Meanwhile, Homer made easy work of Palmer on Friday and carried off a 22-8 win.
Homer got a massive performance out of Emily Owens, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Julie Guess, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Palmer's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-15-1. As for Homer, their win bumped their record up to 9-15-3.
Palmer suffered a grim 22-8 defeat to Homer in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Homer's Charlotte Fraley, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Now that Palmer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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