Baseball Preview: Northeastern Clinton Cougars vs. Peru Nighthawks
Northeastern Clinton is 2-8 against Peru since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northeastern Clinton Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Peru Nighthawks at 4:30 p.m.
Northeastern Clinton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Peru on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Nighthawks. Northeastern Clinton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Peru's part, Landen Duprey and Jake Frechette made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Duprey struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Frechette kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. At bat, Duprey scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Frechette scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Donnie Mitchell was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Zack Engstrom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Northeastern Clinton now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Peru, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
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