Purchase Line extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 4-12. They lost 10-0 to the Homer-Center Wildcats. If the Red Dragons were looking for revenge after losing 15-1 to the Wildcats when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Homer-Center, they now have a winning record of 10-9. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
For Homer-Center's part, not much got past Nash Budner, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Purchase Line off the board. Budner also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Wildcats are 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Dom Shimko and Matthew Zerfoss did most of the damage at the plate: Shimko got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Zerfoss got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Zerfoss a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eli Turk, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
While Purchase Line had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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