After flying high against Richwood last Thursday, Homer came back down to earth. The Homer Pelicans fell just short of the Simsboro Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The Pelicans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Clay Isgitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Paxton Prince made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Quan Pitts was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Homer's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Simsboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5-1.
Homer wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 16-1 loss against Minden on the 11th. Simsboro has also already played their next contest (against Weston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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