After a string of eight wins, Northeastern's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Red Lion Lions by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Northeastern was not able to get on the board.
Drew Barshinger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northeastern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandt Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Red Lion's side, not much got past Connor Lawrence, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Northeastern off the board.
On the hitting side, Steven Bowman was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Northeastern's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Red Lion, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Northeastern will head out on the road to challenge West York Area at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. West York Area is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Northeastern a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Red Lion will take on Dallastown at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Lion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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