Dimond has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Dimond was ranked tenth). Dimond fell just short of Colony by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Bettye Davis East Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colony.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's goal came courtesy of
Jonathan David Church, who's now up to five this season.
Dimond now has a losing record at 4-5-3. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Dimond beat Bettye Davis East Anchorage 2-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dimond since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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