It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Branch had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the United Lions by a score of 3-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Not much got past Luke Liptak, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep United off the board. Liptak has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaac Tiracorda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On United's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Kordish, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
West Branch pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for United, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
As of now, neither West Branch nor United have any future games scheduled.
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