On Friday, Eagle River faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eagle River Wolves sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Palmer Moose. The victory was nothing new for Eagle River as they're now sitting on three straight.
Liam Lierman and Ryan Mullen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lierman pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Mullen struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. At the plate, Lierman got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Mullen scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miguel Marrero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kamden Kurtz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Palmer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Jacobs, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Eagle River's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Palmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Eagle River will head out on the road to face off against Service at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eagle River: 3.7, Service: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palmer, they will head out on the road to take on Sitka at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sitka: 3.3, Palmer: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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