Chugiak is 1-9 against South Anchorage since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Chugiak Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the South Anchorage Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. Chugiak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Service, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Chugiak was ranked third). Chugiak fell just short of Service by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Chugiak's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Fischer Sims made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over the Knights. That's two games straight that South Anchorage has won by exactly six runs.
Trevor Maltby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maltby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gavin Lawrence looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Peterson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Robert Hughes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Chugiak's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4-1. As for South Anchorage, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Wednesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Chugiak has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. However, it's not like South Anchorage struggles in that department as they've averaged .444. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Chugiak couldn't quite finish off South Anchorage in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peterson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Chugiak knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
