On Thursday, Eagle River faced Dimond in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eagle River Wolves were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Dimond Lynx. Considering Eagle River has won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Liam Lierman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lierman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tommy Molloy was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Mullen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Dimond's side, Gideon Lesslie made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Cooke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Eagle River's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Dimond, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Eagle River will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dimond: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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