The North Pole Patriots will face off against the Kenai Central Kardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Pole is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Monroe Catholic as North Pole made off with a 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for North Pole, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
North Pole got a massive performance out of Ryan Martinez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Pavel Kostov was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kenai Central faced Petersburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Kenai Central came out on top against Petersburg by a score of 11-7.
The win (which was North Pole's third in a row) raised their record to 12-6-2. As for Kenai Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
North Pole beat Kenai Central 7-3 in their previous matchup back in June of 2022. Does North Pole have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kenai Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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