Baseball Recap: North East Takes a Loss

North East fell victim to Corry and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Beavers by a score of 1-0. The Grape Pickers' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Jerek Turlij

Batters Struck Out

05/12/25 @ Corry	15
05/05/25 vs Girard	7
04/30/25 vs Conneaut Area	14
04/23/25 vs Corry	16
04/15/25 @ Girard	16
+ 5 more games

Jerek Turlij put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 15 over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Turlij wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Owens, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

North East's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Corry, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North East is set to square off against their familiar foe Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Corry will challenge rival Conneaut Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.