North Mac and Southwestern squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but North Mac had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Southwestern Piasa Birds by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, North Mac has not been shut out since back in April.
For Southwestern's part, the result came thanks to Marcus Payne's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. Payne has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southwestern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin LeMarr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Mac has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Southwestern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
As of now, neither North Mac nor Southwestern have any future games scheduled.
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