Nokomis entered their tilt with Auburn with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Auburn Trojans out 4-3. That's two games straight that Nokomis has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Conner Wilson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenton Lyons, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Auburn's side, Clayton Dinardo was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Dinardo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Evan Kessler and Jed Furguson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kessler scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Furguson scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Auburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nokomis only hit a.
Nokomis has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Auburn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Nokomis will challenge Father McGivney Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Father McGivney Catholic: 2.5, Nokomis: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Auburn, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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