CASSELTON — Through 18 innings in this tournament, Devils Lake had outscored opponents 21-0.

In the next two innings, the Storm finally got handed their first blow.

Casselton Post 15, the No. 4 seed from the East and host of the state tournament, scrapped together a three-run rally in the seventh to erase a 3-0 Devils Lake lead. The Haymakers (19-16) won in eight innings, 4-3, Saturday night at Valley Process Technology Field.

Devils Lake (29-10) was three outs away from being within two wins of a championship. Now it’ll have to fight to keep its season alive.

“I told them right there, ‘We’ve just gotta move on,’” Storm coach Brent Luehring said. “I mean, there’s no other thing. We don’t move on, we go home tomorrow.”

Ben Larson got the start, looking to bounce back from a similar typ

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