On Tuesday, Wasilla faced Chugiak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wasilla Warriors lost 19-9 to the Chugiak Mustangs. Even though they lost, Wasilla's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Whalen Havlerson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Nate NickelsoN was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Chugiak's side, they got a massive performance out of Blake Yawit, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Luebke, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Wasilla's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Chugiak, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
Wasilla will head out on the road to take on Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chugiak, they will be playing at home against Bartlett at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chugiak is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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