On Friday, Juneau-Douglas faced Ketchikan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears' pitcher stepped up to hand the Ketchikan Kings a 2-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for Juneau-Douglas, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-5 loss when these two played on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Kiah Yadao, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Tristan Oliva, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Juneau-Douglas' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Ketchikan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4-2.
Juneau-Douglas will head out on the road to challenge Homer at 4:20 p.m. on Friday. Juneau-Douglas is facing Homer at the right time seeing as Homer is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ketchikan, they will head out on the road to square off against Redington at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday. Ketchikan is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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