North Pole is 8-0-1 against Hutchison since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Pole Patriots will look to defend their home pitch against the Hutchison Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Valley, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (North Pole was ranked 11th). North Pole lost 4-0 to West Valley on Friday. North Pole has not had much luck with West Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Hutchison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-2 to North Pole.
Dylan Skaggs and
Aiden Belt scored both of Hutchison's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
North Pole's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Hutchison, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
North Pole took their win against Hutchison when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 6-2. Will North Pole repeat their success, or does Hutchison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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