Baseball Preview: South Anchorage Wolverines vs. Chugiak Mustangs
South Anchorage is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Chugiak is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Anchorage Wolverines will take on the Chugiak Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Anchorage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Chugiak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked second). South Anchorage blew past Colony 11-5. That's two games straight that South Anchorage has won by exactly six runs.
Trevor Maltby was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maltby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maltby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gavin Lawrence looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, Blake Peterson was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Robert Hughes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Chugiak finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Service by a score of 4-2.
Fischer Sims made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
South Anchorage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Chugiak, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4-1.
Wednesday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. South Anchorage has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. However, it's not like Chugiak struggles in that department as they've averaged .459. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
South Anchorage skirted past Chugiak 3-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chugiak's Owen Dockstader, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Anchorage still be able to contain Dockstader? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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