It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact White Pine can now relate to. They lost 16-1 to the Lake Mead Academy Eagles on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, White Pine couldn't push the score so high this time.
White Pine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Cessford, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Lake Mead Academy's side, Hunter Zierleyn made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Zierleyn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Zierleyn was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nathan Fennema was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with five RBI and two runs. Cash Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
White Pine's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Lake Mead Academy, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
White Pine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Mead Academy, they will face off against Needles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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