For the first time this season, Juneau-Douglas will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will host the Colony Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Juneau-Douglas has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Juneau-Douglas came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Ketchikan, falling 12-4.
Juneau-Douglas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taiya Bentz, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Sadie Lockhart also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Colony strolled into their game last Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past Kodiak 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Colony's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 11.9 runs this season. As for Juneau-Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
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