It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pine Lake Prep can now relate to. They fell just short of the Forbush Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Pine Lake Prep couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jeter Bynum was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Pine Lake Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Helein, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Forbush's side, Gavin Maines made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Maines has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Maines was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Pine Lake Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Forbush, the win was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-2.
Pine Lake Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Forbush, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome North Stanly, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Forbush is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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