North Central had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-8 to make it four. They came up short against the Pullman Greyhounds, falling 17-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 back in March.
North Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Elliott, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Another was Giancarlo Lentes, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
As for Pullman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games.
On Pullman's side, they got a great performance from Harrison Focht as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Focht has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Rocky Karino-Evans was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Denney, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pullman beat North Central by a score of 14-1 later that day.
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