The North Pole Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Delta Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (North Pole was ranked 21st). North Pole lost 15-5 to Lathrop on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Borgen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Delta's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 13-7 to Lathrop.
North Pole dropped their record down to 7-17-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Delta, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
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