BELLINGHAM — Sobe-Toyota rallied late, but couldn’t complete its comeback in a 7-6 loss to the Spokane Northstars here Saturday in loser-out American Legion AAA State Tournament action at Joe Martin Stadium.
The Northstars plated four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 7-3 lead, though Centralia went to work in the top of the ninth. Brody Holcomb doubled, followed up by a Max Dulin single to start things off, and set up a sacrifice fly by Zeb Chamberlain. After a fielder’s choice and a walk to Elijah Johnson, Christian Peters hit a single to load the bases. John Sharkey and Nolan Wasson each added RBI singles in the ninth, but a strikeout with the bases loaded ended the game.
Dulin went 3 for 4 and scored a pair of runs, while Wasson, Holcomb and Brandon Davis each had two hits.
Sharkey pitched all eight innings for Centralia, allowing 13 hits while striking out six and walking five.
Centralia equalled Spokane with 13 hits and struck out just once as a team, and finished the summer with a 24-18 record.
