Baseball Recap: Chugiak Takes Down Ranked Bettye Davis East Anchorage

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

05/08/25 @ Bettye Davis East Anchorage	16
05/16/25 vs Bartlett	15
05/01/25 @ West Anchorage	11
05/22/25 @ Bettye Davis East Anchorage	10
05/10/25 vs South Anchorage	10

Chugiak faced Bettye Davis East Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jack Carron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Chugiak let Tyler Cage and Cole Lux run wild. Cage went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Lux went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Chugiak is undefeated when Lux posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Dockstader, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Chugiak always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Chugiak is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Looking ahead, Chugiak will welcome Eagle River at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Mustangs surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they are taking a road trip to take on Bartlett at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds are facing the Golden Bears at the right time seeing as the Golden Bears are stuck on a 13-game losing streak.