Baseball Preview: Bartlett Golden Bears vs. South Anchorage Wolverines
Bartlett has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the South Anchorage Wolverines at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Bartlett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bartlett was ranked 21st). Bartlett lost 15-0 to Eagle River on Wednesday. Bartlett has struggled against Eagle River recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with an 11-1 win. 11 seems to be a good number for South Anchorage as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
South Anchorage let Chase Mascelli and Kolby Jensen loose on the outfield. Mascelli scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Jensen scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Garrett Gross, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bartlett's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for South Anchorage, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Bartlett might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from South Anchorage in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Bartlett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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