The Homer Mariners will head out on the road to square off against the Kodiak Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Homer comes in on three and Kodiak on nine.
Homer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Redington, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Homer was ranked 19th). Homer blew past Redington 22-5.
Emily Owens was incredible, going 4-for-4 with eight RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julie Guess, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Kodiak put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Palmer with a sharp 18-2 victory.
Addalina Haagensen was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kate Holland, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Homer pushed their record up to 12-16-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kodiak, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Homer couldn't quite finish off Kodiak when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Homer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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