Carlinville lost against Greenfield/Northwestern back in May of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Carlinville Cavaliers fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers.
Bryce Widner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Carlinville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenfield/Northwestern struck out seven times.
On Greenfield/Northwestern's side, Brayden Roberts tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Greenfield/Northwestern let Talon Albrecht and Kohen Vetter loose on the outfield. Albrecht scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Vetter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Costello, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Carlinville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carlinville will square off against Nokomis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nokomis' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Carlinville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, they will head out on the road to face off against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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