The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds will head out to challenge the Eagle River Wolves at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked tenth at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked 20th). The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Lynx by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday.
Dylan Dumas put in work no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Wally Sherwood made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Yeralvin Ramirez, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Eagle River and Chugiak have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Wolves put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 9-2 victory. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Dallin Roberts and Jack Mullen did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Mullen went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits Roberts has posted since back in May of 2024. Ryan Mullen was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Eagle River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chugiak only posted a batting average of .083.
Eagle River's record now sits at 9-3-1. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bettye Davis East Anchorage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eagle River struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage came up short against Eagle River in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
