The Palmer Moose will head out on the road to take on the Homer Mariners at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Palmer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kodiak, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Palmer was ranked 18th). Everything went Palmer's way against Kodiak on Saturday as Palmer made off with a 16-1 victory. Palmer might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Jackson Charton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Charton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reed Craner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Marques Hall was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Homer lost 12-6 to Soldotna on Monday. Homer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Homer saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Burns, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Palmer's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Homer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Palmer's way against Homer in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Palmer made off with a 22-5 victory. Will Palmer repeat their success, or does Homer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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