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| 04/24/26 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/17/25 - Away | 6-7 L |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 6-3 W |
| 04/15/16 - Away | 15-4 W |
| 04/14/16 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/29/16 - Home | 11-1 W |
Northeastern can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on the Catholic Central Irish with a sharp 11-1 win. This was payback for the Jets, who suffered a 7-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Levi Mefford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Mefford was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jed Miller was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Wes Gilbert, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Northeastern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catholic Central only posted a batting average of .222.
Northeastern's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Catholic Central, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Northeastern will venture away from home to face off against West Liberty-Salem at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Catholic Central, they will welcome Cedarville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Irish's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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