It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Central can now relate to. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shakamak Lakers on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lakers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in April.
Lane Phegley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Greydyn Walters was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
North Central has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Shakamak, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
As of now, neither North Central nor the Lakers have any future games scheduled.
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