Dimond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of the Soldotna Stars.
Aubree Ogee put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off ten hits. Ogee was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Rachel Whetten and Katie MacDonald stepped up to the plate in a big way. Whetten got on base in two of her three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while MacDonald went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. With that strong performance, Whetten is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Kea D'Elia also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Dimond's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Soldotna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1-1.
Coming up, Dimond will face off against Bartlett at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Soldotna, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Homer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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