Northwestern dropped their record down to 9-3 on Friday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Western Panthers by a score of 3-1. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 9-4 to the Panthers when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Northwestern got a good showing from Ayden Giles, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Giles a new career-low in walks (zero).
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On the hitting side, Northwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Teegan Helmle, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Helmle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
As for Western, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Western's side, Ashton Castillo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Castillo a new career-high.
Northwestern and Western should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Tigers will take on Lewis Cass at 5:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (35 vs. 157). Meanwhile, Western (ranked 41st) will meet Oak Hill (ranked 140th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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