North Central and Lawrence Central squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but North Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lawrence Central Bears by a score of 3-2. North Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lawrence Central apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Friday.
North Central got a good showing from Michael Fliss, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Heath Kizer and Rykin Matthias did some serious damage despite the final result: Kizer scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Matthias scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, North Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence Central only tossed a.
On Lawrence Central's side, the team relied heavily on Bryson Luter, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
This is the second loss in a row for North Central and nudges their season record down to 14-9. As for Lawrence Central, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lawrence Central, they are on the road again on Monday to play Cathedral at 10:00 a.m. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lawrence Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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