The Homer-Center Wildcats will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Cambria Heights Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Homer-Center is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They fell just short of Conemaugh Township by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday.
Homer-Center got a good showing from Matthew Zerfoss, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Zerfoss a new career-low in hits.
On the hitting side, Brayden Rado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cambria Heights took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Penns Manor 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Comets: they've now won five in a row.
Cambria Heights' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Clawson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Homer-Center came out on top in a nail-biter against Cambria Heights in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Does Homer-Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cambria Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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