Eagle River is 7-0 against Bartlett since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eagle River Wolves will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Bartlett Golden Bears, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Eagle River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked fifth). Eagle River fell just short of South Anchorage by a score of 5-4 on Saturday.
Tommy Molloy and Liam Lierman were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, Molloy tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Lierman pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Molloy scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Lierman went 2-for-4 with a triple.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mullen, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bartlett has not done well against Bettye Davis East Anchorage recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Bartlett walked away with a 6-3 victory over Bettye Davis East Anchorage.
Eagle River's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Bartlett, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything went Eagle River's way against Bartlett when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Eagle River made off with a 21-0 victory. Does Eagle River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bartlett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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