Kenai Central has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Palmer Moose at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Kenai Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Soldotna, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Kenai Central was ranked 19th). Kenai Central lost 15-1 to Soldotna on Wednesday. Kenai Central has not had much luck with Soldotna recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Palmer scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Homer with a sharp 24-9 victory. Winning may never get old, but Palmer sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Aurelia Zimin was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and four RBI. Emily Stocker was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Kenai Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Palmer, they pushed their record up to 8-15-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Kenai Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmer when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 11-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenai Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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