Southwest extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 14 on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-3. They came up short against the Northeast Raiders, falling 17-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-6 on Tuesday.
As for Northeast, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games.
For Northeast's part, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Evans, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave Evans a new career-high. Xay Hutchings was another, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Southwest will venture away from home to challenge Dublin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northeast, they will host Rutland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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