It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact De Kalb can now relate to. They fell just short of the New Diana Eagles by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Considering the last time the Bears couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Cortlen White spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for De Kalb and nudges their season record down to 16-12. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for New Diana, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season.
De Kalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Diana, they will square off against Edgewood on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.6, the Bulldogs 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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