Winchester Community entered their tilt with Northeastern with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Northeastern Knights out 8-7. For Winchester Community, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 loss Northeastern walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Justin Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Cox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cooper Hummel was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was McCormac Anderson, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
On Northeastern's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden White, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Winchester Community pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Northeastern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.
Winchester Community has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Eastern Hancock at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Winchester Community has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Northeastern, they will be playing at home against Hagerstown at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hagerstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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