Baseball Preview: Service Cougars vs. Dimond Lynx
Service and Dimond are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Service Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Dimond Lynx at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Service will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Service can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Bartlett 16-0. While fans of Service might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sebastian Fournier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fournier was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Andrew Hickman was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hunter Christian, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Dimond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to South Anchorage.
Like Service, Dimond also got a great game from a two-way player: Fredy Caetano. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Caetano was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Service pushed their record up to 10-0-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Dimond, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Service's way against Dimond when the teams last played last Tuesday as Service made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Service since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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