It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Delta can now relate to. They fell just short of the Winston Academy Patriots by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Green Wave have suffered since February 19th.
Preston Shipp was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jett Manning, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
North Delta has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-12 record this season. As for Winston Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-14-1.
While North Delta had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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