Softball Recap: Kenai Central Wins High-Profile Match Against Homer

Kardinals

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Redington	17
05/16/25 @ Homer	12
05/03/25 @ Houston	12
04/24/25 @ Houston	12
05/01/25 @ Redington	10

Kenai Central faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Kardinals blew past the Mariners 12-6. The Kardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Avery Ellis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Kenai Central got a massive performance out of Blakeley Jorgensen, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Jorgensen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailey Stynsberg, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Kenai Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Homer only managed five hits.

The victory got Kenai Central back to even at 9-9. As for Homer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Kenai Central will square off against rival Houston at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Homer is set to take on their familiar foe Soldotna at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.