The Dimond Lynx will face off against the Wasilla Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked 20th at the time (Dimond was ranked tenth). The Lynx had just enough and edged out the Thunderbirds 6-5 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Wasilla got the win against Houston on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Camden Mette looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Wasilla let LaLo PaLomares and Aiden Perez run wild. Palomares went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one double, while Perez went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave Perez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hunter Delcour, who earned three runs and two stolen bases.
Wasilla hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Wasilla's win bumped their record up to 13-4-1. As for Dimond, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4-1.
Everything went Dimond's way against Wasilla in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Dimond made off with a 10-1 win. Do the Lynx have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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