North Pole can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Monroe Catholic Rams. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Pole.
Ryan Martinez and Simeon Langer were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Martinez pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Langer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: 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 has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Ritter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Monroe Catholic's side, Isaiah Snow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases.
The win got North Pole back to even at 3-3-1. As for Monroe Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
North Pole will be playing at home against Monroe Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. North Pole is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Monroe Catholic, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Hutchison at 7:15 p.m.
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