For the second straight game, Soldotna will face off against Kodiak. The Stars will head out on the road to face off against the Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Soldotna is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Soldotna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kodiak, who was ranked 15th at the time (Soldotna was ranked eighth). The Stars put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 13-1 win on Friday.
Brenden Theel looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Soldotna: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-8-2 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, Jackson Koetitz was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Gagnon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Soldotna pushed their record up to 8-9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Kodiak, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Soldotna has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kodiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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