On Wednesday, North Pole faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Pole Patriots lost 15-5 to the Lathrop Malemutes. North Pole has not had much luck with Lathrop recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Elizabeth Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Baylee Borgen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Lathrop's side, Abbie Evans looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Phoebe Holm, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Halle Rainer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
North Pole's loss dropped their record down to 7-17-1. As for Lathrop, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Pole will take on Hutchison at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. North Pole is facing Hutchison at the right time seeing as Hutchison is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. As for Lathrop, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Lathrop is on a four-game streak of home wins, West Valley a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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