Washington made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Normal University, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Isaac Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Jake Campen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Washington's record is now 3-3. As for Normal University, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Pioneers beat Washington by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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