The North Pole Patriots will square off against the Homer Mariners at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
North Pole kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wasilla. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Dylan Earl was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Homer came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Huskies. The two-run effort marked the Mariners' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
North Pole took their win against Homer in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-5 score. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mariners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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