Baseball Preview: Bartlett Golden Bears vs. Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds
Bartlett is 2-8 against Bettye Davis East Anchorage since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bartlett Golden Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bartlett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Chugiak, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Bartlett was ranked 20th). Bartlett lost 15-0 to Chugiak on Thursday. Bartlett has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bettye Davis East Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-0 to Eagle River, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Bartlett's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Bartlett was able to grind out a solid victory over Bettye Davis East Anchorage in their previous matchup last Monday, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bartlett since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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