On Tuesday, Colony faced South Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights lost 11-5 to the South Anchorage Wolverines. Colony has struggled against South Anchorage recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Nate Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On South Anchorage's side, Trevor Maltby made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maltby has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Maltby was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Gavin Lawrence looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Peterson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Robert Hughes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Colony's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for South Anchorage, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Colony will take on Soldotna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for South Anchorage, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chugiak at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Anchorage will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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