West Anchorage is 1-8 against South Anchorage since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The West Anchorage Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the South Anchorage Wolverines at 11:00 p.m. South Anchorage took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Anchorage, who comes in off a win.
West Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (West Anchorage was ranked ninth). Everything went West Anchorage's way against Colony on Tuesday as West Anchorage made off with a 10-4 victory. West Anchorage's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, South Anchorage's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Service by a score of 8-6.
South Anchorage got a good showing from Gavin Lawrence, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Chase Mascelli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Garrett Gross, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
West Anchorage's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for South Anchorage, their defeat ended a 24-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
West Anchorage came up short against South Anchorage in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. Will West Anchorage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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