Baseball Preview: North Pole Patriots vs. Delta Huskies
North Pole is 8-2 against Delta since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Pole Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delta Huskies at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Pole has three straight wins, Delta has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Pole is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Monroe Catholic (and have done all season long). North Pole never let Monroe Catholic onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Wednesday. While fans of North Pole might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Caleb Korhonen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Korhonen was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Ryan Martinez and Pavel Kostov did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Kostov scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Landon Ritter, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Delta has finally found some success away from home. They lost 9-3 to North Pole on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Delta has scored all season.
North Pole now has a winning record of 6-5-2. As for Delta, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went North Pole's way against Delta in their previous matchup on Saturday as North Pole made off with a 9-3 win. Will North Pole repeat their success, or does Delta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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