Eagle River is 2-8 against South Anchorage since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wolves will take on the Wolverines at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eagle River sitting on three straight victories and South Anchorage on five.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Eagle River was ranked fourth). The Wolves' pitcher stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 15-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Wolves have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Inoa Wakinekona
| 05/16/25 vs Bettye Davis East Anchorage | 1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Bartlett | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs South Anchorage | 1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Palmer | 1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Dimond | 0 |
Inoa Wakinekona made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dallin Roberts, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jack Mullen also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage earned a 4-1 win over Colony on Wednesday.
David Feigner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, South Anchorage let Landon Gasser and Logan Geuss run wild. Gasser went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Geuss went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jim Massey, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
South Anchorage's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Eagle River, their record now sits at 10-3-1.
Eagle River might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from South Anchorage when the teams last played back in April. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
