On Saturday, West Valley faced North Pole in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Valley Wolf Pack walked away with an 8-4 win over the North Pole Patriots. The victory was familiar territory for West Valley who now have four in a row.
For North Pole's part, Ryan Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Korhonen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
West Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. As for North Pole, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Valley is on the road again on Monday to play Lathrop. Lathrop is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning West Valley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for North Pole, they will head out on the road to face off against Hutchison at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. North Pole is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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