On Saturday, Lathrop faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes lost 12-3 to the Homer Mariners. Lathrop has struggled against Homer recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
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.
For Homer's part, Keagan Niebuhr was a standout: she 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.
Lathrop's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6-1. As for Homer, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-9-2.
Lathrop has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome 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. As for Homer, they will head out on the road to challenge Colony at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday. Homer knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Colony likes a good challenge.
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