Homer is 0-5 against Juneau-Douglas since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Homer Mariners will challenge the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears at 1:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Monroe Catholic a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Homer.
Meanwhile, Juneau-Douglas can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Palmer as Juneau-Douglas made off with a 5-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Juneau-Douglas as they're now sitting on five straight.
They hit Palmer with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cadence Plummer (2),
Peyton Wheeler (2), and
Milina Mazon.
Homer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-3 record this season. As for Juneau-Douglas, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1.
Homer suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Juneau-Douglas in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Homer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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