It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northern Lebanon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Northern Lebanon let down their fans at home.
Adrian Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Via made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Moises Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Lampeter-Strasburg's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Branco, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Northern Lebanon's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Northern Lebanon will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Tri-Valley at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Northern Lebanon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Lampeter-Strasburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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