After three games on the road, Bettye Davis East Anchorage is heading back home. They will take on the West Anchorage Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Bettye Davis East Anchorage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked first). Bettye Davis East Anchorage narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past South Anchorage 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Bettye Davis East Anchorage has scored all year.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Penina Tali, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-5 to Colony.
Sofie Bernal was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for West Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
West Anchorage's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bettye Davis East Anchorage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for West Anchorage, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Bettye Davis East Anchorage's sizable advantage in that area, West Anchorage will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage took their victory against West Anchorage in their previous meeting on Saturday by a conclusive 17-3. Does Bettye Davis East Anchorage have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Anchorage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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