Bettye Davis East Anchorage faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Thunderbirds never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Thunderbirds haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Sela Rodriguez
| 05/09/25 @ Colony | 2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Juneau-Douglas | 1 |
| 05/08/25 @ Dimond | 1 |
| 05/30/24 vs Chugiak | 1 |
| 05/30/24 @ Colony | 1 |
Sela Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and one double while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Maliana Tavai was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Erika Travis also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colony only posted an OBP of .143.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Colony, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-7-1.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Dimond on the 10th. As for Colony, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-0 victory against Service on the 10th.
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