The Soldotna Stars will be playing at home against the Grace Christian Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Soldotna has five straight victories, Grace Christian has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Soldotna is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Kenai Central (and have done all season long). Soldotna's pitcher stepped up to hand Kenai Central an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Kenai Central's batters probably weren't too happy with Trenton Ohnemus, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Soldotna let Matthew Schilling and Wyatt Gagnon loose on the outfield. Schilling scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gagnon went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Gagnon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Mickelson, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian came up short against Houston on Wednesday and fell 9-4.
Soldotna's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Grace Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Soldotna took their victory against Grace Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-2. Will Soldotna repeat their success, or does Grace Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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