Homer faced Soldotna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mariners fell 9-6 to the Stars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-5 on Monday.
Almalinda Norman was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Amanda Toci also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Homer and nudges their season record down to 4-9. As for Soldotna, they pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Homer has already played their next contest (against West Anchorage), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Soldotna, they will face off against Kenai Central at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
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