Complex sentence: In 2006 the Cutters kept pace with league leaders the North Shore Spirit with the second best overall record in the league but once again were defeated in the first round of the Can-Am League playoffs by the Brockton Rox 3 games to 1.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2006 the Cutters kept pace with league leading North Shore Spirit with the second best overall record in the league. The cutters once again were defeated in the first round of the Can-Am League playoffs by the Brockton Rox 3 games to 1.