Baseball dropped back-to-back league games Friday

Growing pains aren't easy, but the La Conner High School baseball team's coaching staff takes solace knowing the youthful Braves are getting stronger.

Last week's NW2B/1B action at Darrington and at home against league leading Mount Vernon Christian are examples.

Both games ended in the loss column, but the Braves played on equal terms save for one bad inning in each outing.

Darrington rode a 13-run second frame to an 18-7 triumph on Thursday. MVC also parlayed a big second inning – the Hurricanes plated 11 times in the stanza – into a 21-9 victory.

With the twin losses, La Conner fell to 1-5...