Softball Preview: West Anchorage Eagles vs. Dimond Lynx
West Anchorage is 1-7 against Dimond since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Anchorage Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Dimond Lynx at 5:30 p.m. West Anchorage will be strutting in after a victory while Dimond will be coming in after a defeat.
West Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (West Anchorage was ranked 20th). West Anchorage's pitcher stepped up to hand Bartlett an 8-0 shutout on Thursday.
Olivia Byrd and Sofie Bernal did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Bernal scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Manuia Tufi, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dimond unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Bettye Davis East Anchorage by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for Dimond in their matchups with Bettye Davis East Anchorage: they've now lost four in a row.
West Anchorage's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-16. As for Dimond, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
West Anchorage might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Dimond when the teams last played on May 7th. Can West Anchorage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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