Homer waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pleasant Hill Eagles a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Pelicans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Clay Isgitt, who gave up just a hit to keep Pleasant Hill off the board. Isgitt also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Homer is 7-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Ray Castro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Homer's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't).
Homer hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Pelicans
| 04/01/25 vs Pleasant Hill | 3-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Woodlawn-Shreveport | 12-5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Woodlawn-Shreveport | 11-6 |
| 03/20/25 vs Wossman | 25-15 |
| 03/06/25 vs Richwood | 20-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Homer pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.6 runs over those games. As for Pleasant Hill, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Homer beat the Eagles by a score of 7-1 later that day.
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