On Tuesday, Juneau-Douglas faced Thunder Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears fell just short of the Thunder Mountain Falcons by a score of 10-9. Juneau-Douglas was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Thunder Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Brynn Wheeler was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was June Troxel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Juneau-Douglas has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Thunder Mountain, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Juneau-Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thunder Mountain, they will head out on the road to take on Sitka at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunder Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Sitka's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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