On Saturday, Juneau-Douglas faced North Pole in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the North Pole Patriots 9-7. The victory was nothing new for Juneau-Douglas as they're now sitting on five straight.
Mila Hargrave made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hargrave has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hargrave was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Juneau-Douglas got a big performance out of Tristan Oliva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chloe Casperson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On North Pole's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Dawley, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Baylee Borgen was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Juneau-Douglas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for North Pole, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Juneau-Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Pole, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Homer at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday. North Pole is facing Homer at the right time seeing as Homer is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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