After flying high against Waite on Friday, Emmanuel Christian came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the Northwood Rangers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Maggie Woodward spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Emmanuel Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Dauer, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Dauer has hit this season.
Emmanuel Christian's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Northwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
While Emmanuel Christian 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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