Five wins in a row 鈥� including a doubleheader sweep on Saturday 鈥� have the 91原创 Junior Blaze on the verge of clinching their second straight B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League title.
The U16 baseball team defeated the North Delta Junior Blue Jays 4-2 and 8-0 at Mackie Park to improve their record to a league-best 32-7, four games clear of the second place North Shore Junior Twins (24-7). The Blaze have just five games to go in the regular season while the Twins have 13 games still to play before the regular season ends on Aug. 5.
In the first game against North Delta, 91原创 needed extra innings but won it in the eighth thanks to back-to-back doubles from Andre Pelletier and Matthew Reston.
Mitchell Kennedy picked up the win, going the distance while striking out six.
And in the second game, Eric Broatch tossed a one-hit gem, striking out seven for the complete victory.
Reston paced the offence with three RBIs while Bayley Germain drove in a pair.
