It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South can now relate to. They fell just short of the Salina Central Mustangs by a score of 2-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for South seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Tristan Bernhardt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Brown, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for South and nudges their season record down to 16-15. As for Salina Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
As of now, neither South nor Salina Central have any future games scheduled.
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