Baseball Preview: Service Cougars vs. South Anchorage Wolverines
Service is 2-8 against South Anchorage since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Service Cougars will head out on the road to take on the South Anchorage Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Service comes in on eight and South Anchorage on five.
Service is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Service was ranked first). Service blew past Dimond 7-1. Considering Service has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon Martindale made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martindale was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Martindale wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Hickman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hunter Christian, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage had just enough and edged Chugiak out 3-1 on Thursday.
Trevor Maltby was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Carson Maltby was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Service pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Anchorage, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Service took their win against South Anchorage in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Service 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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