It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bunn Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Northwood's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Simon Delgado was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Bunn's side, Ethan Pearce made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Pearce has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Pearce was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Keagan Price was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Connor Hathaway, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Northwood's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Bunn, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Northwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bunn, they will challenge Nash Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bunn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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