The Dimond Lynx will head out on the road to challenge the West Anchorage Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked second at the time (Dimond was ranked seventh). The Lynx took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines on Thursday.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Eagle River. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
West Anchorage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Dittrich, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Dimond now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for West Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Dimond took their win against West Anchorage in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lynx since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
