After a string of five wins, Pike's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to the North Central Panthers. Pike has not had much luck with North Central recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Pike saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Hanscom, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On North Central's side, Michael Fliss tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Fliss has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Heath Kizer was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Stryker Swenson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Pike's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7. As for North Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pike by a score of 17-7.
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