It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northern Lebanon can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to the West Perry Mustangs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Adrian Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, Northern Lebanon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Kleisath, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Lebanon and nudges their season record down to 18-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for West Perry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Northern Lebanon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Perry, they will venture away from home to face off against Boiling Springs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bubblers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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