STANTON — It was the traditional first game of the 2025 Twilight League playoffs in Stanton on Tuesday. The play-in game featured the fifth-seeded REL Inc./Mohawk Technology (3-9) against the fourth-seeded Northern Driveline (5-7). Northern Driveline pulled off a come-from-behind victory with some late-inning heroics, 7-6.

It was the tale of two games. REL scored all their runs in the first four innings and Northern Driveline tallied all their scores in the final four innings.

“This was a team effort,” noted Northern Driveline’s player-coach Evan Larson. “We shot ourselves in the foot in the first few innings, but we stayed with it and earned a win.”

After a scoreless first inning for both teams, REL jumped on the board with a three-run second inning. A lead-off walk to Rory Anderson, a

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