The Colony Knights will square off against the North Pole Patriots at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colony has three straight victories, North Pole has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Colony had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Soldotna on Thursday. The Knights were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Stars. Considering the Knights have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Meghan Schoon, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 13 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Gallagher, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Colony hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in 13 consecutive games.
North Pole played against Wasilla on April 5th and lost via forfeit.
Colony pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for North Pole, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Colony took their win against North Pole in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 14-2 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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