Softball Recap: West Anchorage Eagles vs. Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds
On Saturday, West Anchorage faced Bettye Davis East Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Anchorage Eagles lost 17-3 to the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds. The defeat continues a trend for West Anchorage in their matchups with Bettye Davis East Anchorage: they've now lost nine in a row.
West Anchorage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Chichenoff, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofie Bernal, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Bettye Davis East Anchorage's side, Isabella Lyons was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Lyons was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Bettye Davis East Anchorage got a massive performance out of Valley Wakefield, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Mamie Sanford, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
West Anchorage's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
West Anchorage has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Colony at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they will head out on the road to square off against South Anchorage at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bettye Davis East Anchorage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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