West Anchorage can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Wasilla Warriors. This was payback for West Anchorage, who suffered a 12-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
For Wasilla's part, Oscar Savala was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Savala has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Savala was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jimmy Lackey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
West Anchorage's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Wasilla, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
West Anchorage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wasilla, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Soldotna at 1:00 p.m. Soldotna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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