Baseball Recap: North Comes Up Short

North and South faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. The Stars came up short against the Spartans, falling 7-1. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Stars couldn't push the score so high this time.

North got a good showing from LLOYD REED, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOHNNY PARKER, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

North has also been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for South, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.

While North had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.