The Anchor Bay Tars will venture away from home to take on the Dakota Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Anchor Bay sitting on ten straight victories and Dakota on six.
Anchor Bay took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Utica Eisenhower, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Tars had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-4.
Zach Clemons looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Isaiah Domey was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Austin McMahon, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Dakota narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rochester 5-3.
Anchor Bay pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Dakota, their record is now 23-7-1.
Anchor Bay suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Dakota in their previous meeting back in June of 2021. Can the Tars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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