On Thursday, Soldotna faced Delta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Soldotna Stars lost 24-12 to the Delta Huskies. Soldotna has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Delta's part, Nadia Chernich and Emily Ce Ce Folliard did most of the damage at the plate: Chernich scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Folliard went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Creviston, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Soldotna's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Delta, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
Soldotna will challenge Kodiak at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Kodiak's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Soldotna's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Delta, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Pole at 10:00 a.m. Delta is facing North Pole at the right time seeing as North Pole is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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