Baseball Preview: Wasilla Warriors vs. Soldotna Stars
Wasilla is 9-0-1 against Soldotna since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Wasilla Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Soldotna Stars at 1:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wasilla has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Soldotna will arrive with three straight victories.
Wasilla is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Anchorage, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Wasilla was ranked 15th). Wasilla fell just short of West Anchorage by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Oscar Savala put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Savala has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Savala was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jimmy Lackey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Soldotna never let their opponents score on Friday. They had just enough and edged Colony out 1-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Soldotna has scored all year.
Not much got past Trenton Ohnemus, who gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Colony off the board.
On the hitting side, Andrew Pieh was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Wasilla's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Soldotna, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Wasilla skirted past Soldotna 4-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Wasilla repeat their success, or does Soldotna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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