South Anchorage is 5-0 against Bartlett since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The South Anchorage Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 1:00 p.m. South Anchorage is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Chugiak, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked second). South Anchorage blew past Chugiak 11-1. 11 seems to be a good number for South Anchorage as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chase Mascelli and Kolby Jensen did most of the damage at the plate: Mascelli scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Jensen scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Gross, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Bartlett's offense. They lost 15-0 to Eagle River on Wednesday. Bartlett has struggled against Eagle River recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
South Anchorage pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bartlett, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went South Anchorage's way against Bartlett in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as South Anchorage made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Anchorage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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