North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Peninsula Panthers. The Saxons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 6-4.
Mason Matsumoto was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Reed, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Alex Cannon, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
North's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Peninsula, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
While North 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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