YORKTON - Saturday the Parkland 18U AA Expos were in North Battleford for a pair of games.
First up was a tilt with the Unity Cardinals.
The Expos scored first, with one in the second inning and a pair in the third, but the lead evaporated as the Cardinals plated three in the home half of the third inning.
Unity added two in the fifth, and that would be it as the Cardinals held on for a 5-3 win.
Carter Ralston was on the mound for Unity. He lasted two and a third innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out six.
Brandon Spilchen was the starter for the Expos on the mound. He allowed five hits and five runs over six innings of week, while also striking out six.
Game two versus North Battleford Beavers
In the second game of the day the Cardinals faced the hometown 18U AA Beavers.
The teams traded two runs apiece in the first inning, but North Battleford inched ahead with single runs in the second and third inning to lead 4-2.
The Cardinals erased that lead with one in the fourth and one in the sixth, only to see the Beavers score twice in the sixth to lead 6-4, which would prove the final score.
Randen Kramer was the winning pitcher for the Beavers. He threw two innings, allowing one hit and no runs while striking out one and walking no one.
Logan Walkowski was tagged with the loss on the mound for the Expos, allowing two runs on three hits in one inning of work.
Brandon Spilchen led the Expos offence with two hits in two at-bats.
Defensively the Expos did not commit an error, lead by Jeff Stewart making seven plays.
The Expos are in Saskatoon today, (July 17), at McCourt Park to play another doubleheader, facing first the Saskatoon Blue Jays and then the Athletics.
