Eagle River and Chugiak are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Eagle River Wolves will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Chugiak Mustangs, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:45 p.m. Eagle River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Eagle River can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bartlett a 15-0 shutout.
Dallin Roberts made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roberts was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tommy Molloy and Miguel Marrero did most of the damage at the plate: Molloy scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Marrero scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Cole Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chugiak faced South Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Chugiak lost 11-1 to South Anchorage. The loss continues a trend for Chugiak in their matchups with South Anchorage: they've now lost four in a row.
Chugiak saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Dockstader, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Eagle River is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Chugiak, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Eagle River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chugiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Eagle River came up short against Chugiak when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Eagle River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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