It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Faith Lutheran can now relate to. They fell just short of the Basic Wolves by a score of 9-8 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the seventh time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, with their most recent loss being a 12-5 defeat last Saturday.
Rouselle Shepard was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Macen Collura also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Faith Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 22-17. As for Basic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-7.
Looking ahead, Faith Lutheran will face off against Reno at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Huskies' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Crusaders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Basic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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