Sadly, Carter Murakami posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North over Torrance on Wednesday. Murakami turned in nothing short of a gem: he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though Murakami couldn't lead North over Torrance, he won't have to wait long to try again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 513 places lower in California), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Murakami? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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