On Wednesday, Monroe Catholic faced North Pole in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Monroe Catholic Rams lost 18-0 to the North Pole Patriots. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Monroe Catholic was not able to get on the board.
Monroe Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Bast, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Bast has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On North Pole's side, Caleb Korhonen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Korhonen was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, North Pole let Ryan Martinez and Pavel Kostov loose on the outfield. Martinez scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Kostov scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Ritter, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Monroe Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-1. As for North Pole, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-5-2.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Delta the next time they take the field. North Pole will host Delta at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, while Monroe Catholic will head out to face them at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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