Softball Recap: Colony Knights vs. North Pole Patriots
On Friday, Colony faced North Pole in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the North Pole Patriots. The victory was familiar territory for Colony who now have four in a row.
Macie Schoon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Schoon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schoon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Finley, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Saibree Noll, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On North Pole's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Dawley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Colony pushed their record up to 10-6-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Pole, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13-1.
Colony didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-3 victory vs. Thunder Mountain on the 26th. As for North Pole, they will square off against Soldotna at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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