Baseball Recap: Greenfield/Northwestern Comes Up Short

Greenfield/Northwestern fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Calhoun on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 23, 2024.

Talon Albrecht

Runs

04/07/25 vs Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	4
04/03/25 @ Pleasant Hill/Western	4
05/15/25 vs Calhoun	2
04/15/25 @ Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	2
05/09/25 vs Camp Point Central	1
+ 7 more games

Talon Albrecht was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Greenfield/Northwestern: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 9-13 otherwise. Brock Bowman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

This is the second loss in a row for Greenfield/Northwestern and nudges their season record down to 12-14. As for Calhoun, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenfield/Northwestern will venture away from home to face off against Carlinville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Calhoun, they will head out to square off against Gillespie at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Miners have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.