After flying high against La Porte last Saturday, Goshen came back down to earth. The Goshen RedHawks fell just short of the Northridge Raiders by a score of 6-5 on Monday. Goshen has struggled against Northridge recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kyan Miller was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ryen Diaz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits.
Back at the plate, Braxton Cline was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Goshen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Northridge's side, they got a great performance from Braxton Nagy as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Max Horner was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two triples, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Urbanski, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Goshen's record now sits at 3-5. As for Northridge, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Goshen will be playing at home against Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Warsaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Northridge, they will head out on the road to challenge NorthWood at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so NorthWood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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