Baseball Recap: Wasilla Has No Trouble Against Colony

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Anchorage, Wasilla was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Colony Knights as they made off with a 16-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their two-run performance the game before.

Ramon Guzman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 matchups.

Jimmy Lackey

Runs (Career)

05/08/25 @ Colony	3
05/02/25 vs Lathrop	2
05/02/25 vs Lathrop	2
04/22/25 vs Palmer	2
04/11/25 @ Kodiak	2

In other batting news, Jimmy Lackey was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Mette, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.

Wasilla always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Wasilla has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Colony, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Coming up, Wasilla will face off against Bettye Davis East Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.75 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Colony, they are taking a road trip to square off against Eagle River at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.