It's playoff time, and North Mac had no trouble coming through when it counted. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southwestern Piasa Birds 5-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-2 back in April.

Clark Sanson
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Clark Sanson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Aiden Hatalla was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
North Mac has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Southwestern, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-19.
As of now, neither North Mac nor the Piasa Birds have any future games scheduled.
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