Eagle River and Chugiak are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eagle River Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Chugiak Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eagle River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Chugiak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Eagle River's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Service on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Cougars. The defeat continues a trend for Eagle River in their matchups with Service: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Chugiak faced Eagle River in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Chugiak won by a run and slipped past Eagle River 5-4.
Caiden Capozzi was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Eagle River's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Chugiak, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eagle River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chugiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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