The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Sitka Wolves on Wednesday. Juneau-Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Juneau-Douglas is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lathrop with a sharp 16-1 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crimson Bears.
Skylar Oliva made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 13 matchups.
Gwen Nizich
| 04/26/25 vs Lathrop | 4 |
| 04/12/25 @ Wasilla | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Colony | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ West Valley | 1 |
| 04/16/25 vs Colony | 1 |
In other batting news, Gwen Nizich was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Lockhart, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Juneau-Douglas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lathrop only posted an OBP of .421.
Meanwhile, Sitka came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Kardinals as they made off with a 9-2 victory. Considering the Wolves have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Sitka now has a winning record of 11-10-4. As for Juneau-Douglas, their record is now 10-6-1.
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