The Service Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Eagle River Wolves at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Service is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Service was ranked 17th). Service lost 11-2 to Dimond on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Service couldn't push the score so high this time.
Service saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Reinhart, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Coles, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eagle River is still looking for their season's first win. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Chugiak, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Service's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Eagle River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Service came up short against Eagle River in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Service, Makenzie Cope (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk)) 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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