South Anchorage is 10-0 against Dimond since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Anchorage Wolverines have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Dimond Lynx at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Service, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked second). South Anchorage fell just short of Service by a score of 8-6 on Friday.
South Anchorage got a good showing from Gavin Lawrence, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Mascelli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Garrett Gross was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Dimond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Eagle River. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Dimond was not able to get on the board.
South Anchorage's loss ended a 24-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Dimond, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
South Anchorage beat Dimond 7-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Does South Anchorage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dimond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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