It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North can now relate to. They fell 3-0 to the McLane Highlanders on Friday. The Stars were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Highlanders' pitchers proved too tough.
North got a good showing from Kaylee Simkins, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, Simkins gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in March.
Stars
| 05/16/25 vs McLane | 0-3 |
| 05/12/25 @ California City | 15-12 |
| 05/08/25 @ West | 25-5 |
| 05/06/25 vs West | 18-8 |
| 05/01/25 vs South | 4-14 |
With the loss, North broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-11. As for McLane, their win bumped their record up to 11-12-1.
North does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McLane, they will challenge San Luis Obispo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Highlanders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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