Chugiak has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bartlett Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chugiak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Chugiak was ranked fourth). Chugiak put the hurt on Wasilla with a sharp 19-9 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Chugiak, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Chugiak got a massive performance out of Blake Yawit, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Luebke, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bartlett fell victim to Service and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to the Cougars. Bartlett has not had much luck with Service recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Chugiak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. As for Bartlett, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Chugiak took their victory against Bartlett in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-0. Does Chugiak 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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