Houston is 0-8 against Wasilla since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Houston Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Wasilla Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Houston will be strutting in after a victory while Wasilla will be coming in after a loss.
Houston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Grace Christian, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Houston was ranked 16th). Houston came out on top against Grace Christian by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday.
Sebastian Sanford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sanford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Preboski and Aidan McDonnell did most of the damage at the plate: Preboski scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while McDonnell scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hayden Sonnentag was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Wasilla lost 19-9 to Chugiak on Tuesday. Even though they lost, Wasilla's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Whalen Havlerson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nate NickelsoN, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Houston pushed their record up to 6-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Wasilla, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Houston suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Wasilla in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Houston, Pedro Camacho (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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