South Anchorage waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Colony Knights with a sharp 11-5 win. That's two games straight that South Anchorage has won by exactly six runs.
Trevor Maltby made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maltby has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maltby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gavin Lawrence looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Peterson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Robert Hughes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Colony's side, Nate Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
South Anchorage is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Anchorage will take on Chugiak at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Anchorage is on a four-game streak of home wins, Chugiak a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Colony will take on Soldotna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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