It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Marion can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers by a score of 1-0 on Friday. West Marion's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
West Marion saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolby Stringer, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Stringer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
West Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 27-9. As for Southeast Lauderdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West Marion by a score of 1-0 later that day.
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