Baseball Preview: Lathrop Malemutes vs. Eagle River Wolves
Lathrop has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will square off against the Eagle River Wolves at 6:45 p.m.
Lathrop's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Wasilla on Saturday. They fell 3-0 to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Eagle River faced West Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Everything went Eagle River's way against West Anchorage as Eagle River made off with a 9-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Eagle River sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ryan Mullen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Mullen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Gage Rose looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Kamden Kurtz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Miguel Marrero, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Lathrop dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eagle River, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Everything went Lathrop's way against Eagle River in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 as Lathrop made off with a 13-5 win. Will Lathrop repeat their success, or does Eagle River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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