It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North East can now relate to. They lost 9-2 to the Fallston Cougars on Wednesday. North East's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Fallston's part, Drew Rommel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Rommel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rommel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Zach Stromberger was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aidan Deck, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
North East's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Fallston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
North East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fallston, they will take on Parkside on Friday. Fallston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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