On Thursday, Houston faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hawks won by a run and slipped past the Kenai Central Kardinals 5-4. This was payback for Houston, who suffered a 10-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jayden Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Hayden Sonnentag and Sebastian Sanford did most of the damage at the plate: Sonnentag scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Sanford scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Preboski, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Houston's win bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Kenai Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Houston will be playing at home against Homer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kenai Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Palmer at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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