Baseball Recap: North Pole Patriots vs. Kenai Central Kardinals
North Pole extended their postseason success on Friday against Kenai Central. They had just enough and edged the Kenai Central Kardinals out 4-2. The win was familiar territory for North Pole who now have four in a row.
Simeon Langer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Pole's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ramey Sourpas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Pole is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-2 record this season. As for Kenai Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
North Pole is on the road again on Saturday to play Soldotna at 3:00 p.m. Soldotna will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something North Pole surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kenai Central, they will square off against Palmer at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Palmer will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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