Hutchison is on a ten-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), North Pole a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Hutchison Hawks will take on the North Pole Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hutchison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Valley, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Hutchison was ranked 18th). Hutchison lost 15-3 to West Valley on Wednesday.
North Pole lost 11-2 to West Valley on Friday.
Hutchison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for North Pole, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16-1.
Hutchison came up short against North Pole in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Pole's Danika Dawley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Now that Hutchison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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