North Pole is 9-1 against Monroe Catholic since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Pole Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Monroe Catholic Rams at 5:30 p.m. North Pole is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Pole gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Monroe Catholic as North Pole made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Pole.
Ryan Martinez and Simeon Langer made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Martinez pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Langer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Martinez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Langer went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caleb Korhonen and Max Earl did most of the damage at the plate: Korhonen scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Earl scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Korhonen has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Pavel Kostov, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
The win got North Pole back to even at 3-3-1. As for Monroe Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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