The Ketchikan Kings will face off against the Chugiak Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ketchikan will be strutting in after a victory while Chugiak will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Ketchikan needed a bit of extra time to put away Petersburg. They won by a run and slipped past the Vikings 9-8. The Kings haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Cash Larson tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jesse Albecker, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Trudeau, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Chugiak unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Service by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.
Owen Dockstader made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cole Lux, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Ketchikan's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Chugiak, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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