U13 Team

1 & Team 2 battle it out in SOSL tournament

Two U13 Paris teams finished out the 2024 SOSL season in the year-end tournament last weekend that pitted the Paris Predators versus the Paris Predators in the opening game. It was one impressive game that kept fans on the edge of their seats as the teams battled back and forth, sending the game into three extra innings before Team 1 was able to secure the 20-16 victory over Team 2.

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In the second games of the tournament, Paris’ Team 2 lost to St. George 9-2, ending their run in this double knock-out style tournament. Paris’ Team 1 picked up its first loss 22-8 against Innerkip. Team 1 won the next game 18-7 against Ayr 2. In game four, Paris once again fought a tough battle that went into an extra inning This time, they ended up on the losing end of the score board in a very well-played 7-6 loss to St. George Team 1’s volunteer coaches were Mark Robinson, Mike Connor, Grace Aulsebrook-Smith, Amy Luyben and Jesse Johnson. Team 2’s volunteer coaches included Jim Buitenwerf, Adam Head, Mark Wilkinson and Julia Baldwin.