It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Pike can now relate to. They fell just short of the Vancleave Bulldogs by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The Jaguars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Savanna Hanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, North Pike saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellyn Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
North Pike's defeat dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Vancleave, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 15-15.
While North Pike had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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