Northwest extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 5-11. They came up short against the Minerva Lions, falling 9-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 back in April.
As for Minerva, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
For Minerva's part, the team relied heavily on Lane Tarbet, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Barnes, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Northwest has already played their next contest (against Norton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Minerva, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-6 defeat against Tuslaw on the 9th.
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