It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but George County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They beat the Warren Central Vikings by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The win was familiar territory for George County who now have four in a row.
George County 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. Nielsen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, 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.
On Warren Central's side, 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).
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.
George County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season. As for Warren Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-14.
As of now, neither George County nor Warren Central have any future games scheduled.
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