It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kenai Central can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Pole Patriots by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Kenai Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
For North Pole's part, Simeon Langer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. Langer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Pole saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ramey Sourpas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Kenai Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for North Pole, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-2 record this season.
Kenai Central is on the road again on Saturday to play Palmer at 12:30 p.m. Palmer knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Kenai Central likes a good challenge. As for North Pole, they will take on Soldotna at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as North Pole comes in on four and Soldotna on eight.
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