Softball Game Preview: Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears vs. Sitka Wolves

For the second straight game, Juneau-Douglas will face off against Sitka. The Crimson Bears will be playing at home against the Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Juneau-Douglas knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Sitka likes a good challenge.

Juneau-Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Sitka, who was ranked sixth at the time (Juneau-Douglas was ranked seventh). The Crimson Bears put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 15-6 win on Friday. The Crimson Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Bryanna Eakes

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/23/25 vs Sitka	3
05/17/25 @ Wasilla	2
05/16/25 @ Wasilla	2
04/26/25 @ Lathrop	2
04/19/25 vs West Valley	2

Bryanna Eakes was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Taylor Williams was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

Juneau-Douglas has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-13-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sitka, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13-4.