On Saturday, Palmer faced Soldotna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Palmer Moose came out on top in a nail-biter against the Soldotna Stars and snuck past 15-13. Palmer's victory was all the more impressive since Soldotna was averaging only 3.08 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Gabriel Wheeler, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Craner, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Soldotna's side, Wyatt Gagnon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Gagnon is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Mickelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Soldotna was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Soldotna, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
Palmer will take on Houston at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Houston is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Palmer will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Soldotna, they will take on Homer at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Soldotna's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Homer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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