Belvidere North fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Harlem on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 3-2. The Blue Thunder were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Belvidere North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Hackworth, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Belvidere North's loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Harlem, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6-1.
While Belvidere North had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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