NORWICH – 12 errors between the two teams called for a battle until the end. Fortunately for Homer, a glitch in the Chenango Hellcats defense allowed the winning run to score in the top of sixth for a final of 4-3.

Hellcats picked up the early lead, scoring three runs in the third.

In the lead-off spot, Mikey Graven-Briigs made contact on the first pitch of his at-bat. His hard ground ball went in the direction of Homer’s shortstop. Unable to make a clean play on the ball, Graven-Briigs rounded first and reached second safely as the throw from the shortstop was overthrown.

Ben Skillin, the next batter for the Hellcats in the line-up, grounded out to the third baseman. Going after Skillin to get the out, Graven-Briigs advanced to third on the out, setting up scoring position for Jon Heggie.

Heggie sent a ground ball to right field, scoring Graven-Briigs for the home teams first run of the game.

With a 3-1 count, J.T Vinal ripped a line drive to left field. Heggie was able to score from first as Vinal ended up at third to record the RBI triple.

On the next pitch, Nate Scheer hit a hard ground in the direction of the Homer third baseman. Once again, the infielder was unable to come up with the ball, allowing Scheer to get on base while Vinal came in for the third run of the inning.