On Saturday, South Anchorage faced West Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Anchorage Wolverines narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the West Anchorage Eagles 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Anchorage also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Kolby Jensen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Jensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Daniel Feigner looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Maltby, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Peterson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Anchorage is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for West Anchorage, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
South Anchorage will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Dimond at 5:00 p.m. Dimond is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning South Anchorage will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for West Anchorage, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-2 loss vs. Chugiak on the 6th.
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