On Thursday, Kenai Central faced Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kenai Central Kardinals fell just short of the Houston Hawks by a score of 5-4. Kenai Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Houston apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
For Houston's part, Jayden Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Houston let Hayden Sonnentag and Sebastian Sanford loose on the outfield. Sonnentag scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Sanford scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Preboski, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Kenai Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Kenai Central will head out on the road to square off against Palmer at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Houston, they will be playing at home against Homer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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