The Anchor Bay Tars will take on the Utica Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Anchor Bay fell victim to Grosse Pointe South and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Blue Devils.
Anchor Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Domey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Utica and St. Clair meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Chieftains skirted past the Saints 7-5. That's two games straight that the Chieftains have won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Cam Matuzak, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Lasceski, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Utica always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Utica's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Anchor Bay, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Anchor Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Utica in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 4-0. Will the Tars repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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