On Friday, North Pole faced Redington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Pole Patriots lost 14-5 to the Redington Huskies. North Pole was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Redington apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on April 5th.
Elizabeth Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryleigh Alexander, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
North Pole has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11-1 record this season. As for Redington, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9.
North Pole will take on Homer at 10:20 a.m. on Friday. As for Redington, they will head out on the road to face off against Delta at 11:40 a.m. on Friday. Redington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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