It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Norton can now relate to. They fell just short of the Buckeye Bucks by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for Norton seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
For Buckeye's part, not much got past Lilly Young, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Norton off the board. Young has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Buckeye saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kwynn Czerwony, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Norton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Buckeye, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
Norton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buckeye, they will head out on the road to square off against Rocky River at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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