A pair of narrow victories have the Langley Junior Blaze still perfect atop the B.C. Junior U16 Premier Baseball League standings.
The Blaze hosted the Victoria Junior Mariners in a doubleheader on Sunday at McLeod Park, rallying to win the first game, 3-2, before doubling up the Mariners 4-2 in game two to improve to 7-0 on the season.
Langley trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning in the first game before scoring one run in that inning and two more in the sixth.
Jake Kristensen led the way with a pair of RBI singles while Michael Stovman drove in the other run.
On the mound, Wesley Moore went the distance, scattering nine hits over seven innings while striking out six. Both runs were unearned.
Game two saw Langley erase an early 1-0 deficit with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first en route to a 4-2 win.
Rhys Cratty led the way with a triple and three base hits, also scoring two runs.
Stovman and Nate Kolb had the RBIs.
Stovman also got the final four outs.
James Hardy picked up the win, pitching 5.2 innings with four strikeouts and two unearned runs allowed. He allowed just five hits.
Langley will look for an eighth straight win to open the season as they host the White Rock Junior Tritons (4-3) at McLeod Park on Wednesday (May 6) at 7 p.m.
