South pushed their score all the way to 12 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of the North RedHawks by a score of 13-12. Even if South couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
For North's part, the team relied heavily on Alfonso Olivarez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Olivarez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aramis Flores, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-2. As for North, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.
South will be playing in front of their home fans against Independent on Friday. South is facing Independent at the right time seeing as Independent is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for North, they will head out on the road to square off against Winfield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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