On Friday, Colony faced West Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Colony Knights skirted past the West Valley Wolf Pack 4-3. The win was familiar territory for Colony who now have three in a row.
Brayden Parrent was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Parrent was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaesen Buzby, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Regan Gordan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Colony's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for West Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-2.
Colony will square off against South Anchorage at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Anchorage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Colony's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Valley, they will take on Sitka at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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