With a playoff game on the line, Southwestern rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They never let the North Mac Panthers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Southwestern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Marcus Payne's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwestern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin LeMarr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for North Mac, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
As of now, neither Southwestern nor North Mac have any future games scheduled.
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