After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cary-Grove, Niles North was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Maine West Warriors 4-3. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jacob Titsworth
| 04/28/25 vs Highland Park | 6 |
| 04/21/25 @ Niles West | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Evanston | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Elk Grove | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs St. Patrick | 1 |
Jacob Titsworth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Niles North is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-13-1 otherwise. Titsworth was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ari Colish was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Engstrom, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Niles North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Niles North's record is now 9-15-1. As for Maine West, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-14 record.
Niles North will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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