Palmer has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Homer Mariners at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer will be strutting in after a win while Homer will be coming in after a defeat.
Palmer is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Houston on Wednesday as Palmer made off with a 21-4 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Palmer with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Homer faced Soldotna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Homer lost 13-3 to Soldotna. Homer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Homer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keagan Niebuhr, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Palmer's win bumped their record up to 5-13-1. As for Homer, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15-2.
Palmer skirted past Homer 8-7 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmer since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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