After flying high against Lathrop last Saturday, Monroe Catholic came back down to earth. The Monroe Catholic Rams lost 13-3 to the North Pole Patriots on Tuesday. Monroe Catholic has struggled against North Pole recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Isaiah Snow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On North Pole's side, Ryan Martinez and Simeon Langer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Martinez pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Langer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Martinez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Langer went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, North Pole let Caleb Korhonen and Max Earl loose on the outfield. Korhonen scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Earl scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Korhonen is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Landon Ritter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Monroe Catholic fell to 2-1. As for North Pole, the win got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Monroe Catholic is on the road again on Thursday to play Hutchison at 7:15 p.m. As for North Pole, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Monroe Catholic at 5:30 p.m. North Pole is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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