Soldotna is 0-9-1 against Wasilla since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Soldotna Stars will head out on the road to square off against the Wasilla Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Soldotna is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Soldotna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Soldotna was ranked eighth). Soldotna's pitcher stepped up to hand Colony a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Soldotna has scored all year.
Not much got past Trenton Ohnemus, who gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Colony off the board. Ohnemus has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Pieh was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Wasilla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of West Anchorage by a score of 5-3.
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 was also big at the plate, 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.
Soldotna is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Wasilla, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Wasilla's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Soldotna hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Wasilla, though, as they've only averaged .188. Will they be able to contain Soldotna's hitters?
Soldotna couldn't quite finish off Wasilla in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Soldotna avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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