Baseball Preview: Sitka Wolves vs. Service Cougars
The Sitka Wolves will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Service Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sitka: 3.6, Service: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sitka is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against West Valley as Sitka made off with an 11-1 victory. Sitka might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Levi Hodges spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, Bryce Calhoun was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chance Coleman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Service put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Chugiak 2-1. That's two games straight that Service has won by just one run.
Hunter Christian made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Christian has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Christian was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Christian wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Rafferty, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sitka's victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Service, their win bumped their record up to 20-0-1.
Sitka might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Service when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Service's Owen Hickman, who struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Sitka knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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