For the second straight game, North Delta will face off against Kirk Academy. The Green Wave will head out to challenge the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Delta has nine straight victories, Kirk Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, North Delta needed a bit of extra time to put away Kirk Academy. They had just enough and edged out the Raiders 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Kolby Baker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Baker wasn't the only one working in the hit department: North Delta kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matches.
North Delta pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Kirk Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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