After flying high against Cambridge City Lincoln on Friday, Northeastern came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the Wapahani Raiders by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Northeastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Moore, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Northeastern has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Wapahani, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
Northeastern and Wapahani are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Knights will face off against Hagerstown at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wapahani, they will take on Alexandria-Monroe at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Raiders 3.4, the Tigers 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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