On Saturday, Juneau-Douglas faced Sitka in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came out on top against the Sitka Wolves by a score of 5-1. Winning may never get old, but Juneau-Douglas sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mila Hargrave made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hargrave has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hargrave was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Hargrave wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiah Yadao, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Yadao has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Juneau-Douglas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Sitka, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-1.
Juneau-Douglas didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-0 win vs. Palmer on the 20th. Sitka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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