The Eagle River Wolves will be playing at home against the Lathrop Malemutes at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eagle River has five straight wins, Lathrop has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eagle River gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let West Anchorage onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Eagle River's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matches.
Ryan Mullen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Mullen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Gage Rose looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kamden Kurtz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Marrero, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lathrop fell victim to Wasilla and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
Eagle River's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Eagle River suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Lathrop in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Will Eagle River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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