Baseball Recap: Bethany Christian falls despite strong effort from Carter Miller

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:52pm

Baseball Recap: Bethany Christian Bruins vs. NorthWood Panthers

Bethany Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-2 to the NorthWood Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bethany Christian of the 8-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Carter Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

On NorthWood's side, Drew Rains made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rains was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.

In other batting news, Nate Dutkowski was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carson Mashack, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Bethany Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for NorthWood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.

Bethany Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Lakewood Park Christian at 5:30 p.m. As for NorthWood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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