On Friday, Juneau-Douglas faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears put the hurt on the Homer Mariners with a sharp 11-1 win. With that victory, Juneau-Douglas brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Casperson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Homer's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alaiyah Brost, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Juneau-Douglas and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Homer, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Juneau-Douglas will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Palmer at 11:20 a.m. Juneau-Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Homer, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Sitka, where first pitch is scheduled at 8:20 a.m. Sitka will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Homer surely won't give up without a fight.
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