Pike lost against North Central back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Red Devils fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by just one run.
Pike saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimquell Young, Jr, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Pike and nudges their season record down to 6-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for North Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
While 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 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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