Baseball Recap: Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs. Dimond Lynx
Bettye Davis East Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-5 to the Dimond Lynx, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bettye Davis East Anchorage of the 14-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Edison Polanco and Dylan Dumas put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Polanco struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Dumas pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Polanco went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Dumas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Like Bettye Davis East Anchorage, Dimond also got a great game from a two-way player: Aidan Ray. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ray was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Rowan Leathard was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Dimond, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-10.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage will square off against Service at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dimond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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