It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwest Rankin can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Brandon Bulldogs on Friday. Northwest Rankin's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Northwest Rankin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Davidson, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Jack Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Brandon's side, Walker Hooks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks. Hooks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Northwest Rankin's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9. As for Brandon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
While Northwest Rankin 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 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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