After flying high against Moriah last Wednesday, Peru came back down to earth. The Peru Nighthawks fell just short of the Northeastern Clinton Cougars by a score of 8-7 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Peru of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
For Northeastern Clinton's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Johnston, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Peru's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Northeastern Clinton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Peru will be playing at home against Ticonderoga at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Peru: 4.1, Ticonderoga: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Northeastern Clinton, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Moriah at 4:30 p.m. Northeastern Clinton is facing Moriah at the right time seeing as Moriah is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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