Eagle River is 8-2 against West Anchorage since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eagle River Wolves will be playing at home against the West Anchorage Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Eagle River will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked third). Eagle River beat Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-0. Eagle River might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by nine runs or more this season.
Tommy Molloy was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Molloy has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Molloy was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamden Kurtz, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Dallin Roberts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
West Anchorage lost 8-2 to Chugiak on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for West Anchorage in their matchups with Chugiak: they've now lost eight in a row.
Eagle River is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for West Anchorage, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Eagle River was able to grind out a solid victory over West Anchorage in their previous matchup back in April, winning 7-4. Will Eagle River repeat their success, or does West Anchorage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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