Baseball Preview: South Anchorage Wolverines vs. West Anchorage Eagles
South Anchorage has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the West Anchorage Eagles at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Service, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked second). South Anchorage fell just short of Service by a score of 8-6 on Friday.
South Anchorage got a good showing from Gavin Lawrence, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Chase Mascelli was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Garrett Gross, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Colony with a sharp 10-4 win. The high-scoring effort was just what West Anchorage needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
South Anchorage's defeat ended a 24-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for West Anchorage, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
South Anchorage beat West Anchorage 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Anchorage 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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