On Saturday, Homer faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Homer Mariners came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kenai Central Kardinals and snuck past 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Homer also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Emily Owens, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Charlotte Fraley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Homer has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13-2 record this season. As for Kenai Central, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Homer has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome West Anchorage at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kenai Central will take on Homer at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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