It's hard to beat the same team three times in one season.  That old sports cliche rang true Saturday night as North Polk downed Roland-Story, 3-1, in Class 2-A district first round play in Story City.  The Norsemen had beaten the Comets twice during the regular season.

Roland-Story got its only run in the top of the first inning as Gunnar Wyatt doubled and later scored on a Jim Pepper ground ball.  The 1-0 lead held up until the third inning when North Polk scored three runs on three hits, an error, a hit batsman and two wild pitches.  R-S loaded the bases in the top of the seventh but could not score.

The season ends at 20-11 for the Norse.  North Polk improved to 10-17 and plays Gilbert in a second-round district game Tuesday night in Story City.