On Saturday, Houston faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hawks fell 9-4 to the Homer Mariners. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Houston of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Houston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Seime, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Homer's side, Camden Wise spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Wise has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Homer let Preston Stanislaw and Malachi Raymond loose on the outfield. Stanislaw went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Raymond scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Raymond has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Burns, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Houston's loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Homer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
As of now, neither Houston nor Homer have any future games scheduled.
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