It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Warren Central can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the George County Rebels, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Warren Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brooks Willoughby was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Warren Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as George County only tossed eight.
On George County's side, they got a great performance from Andrew Nielsen as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, George County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Wade, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Warren Central's loss dropped their record down to 21-14. As for George County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Warren Central nor George County have any future games scheduled.
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