After a string of 20 wins dating back to last season, Northwest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Aurora Huskies by a score of 4-3. The loss put an end to the Vikings' undefeated start to the season.
Northwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reyse Zobel, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Northwest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
Northwest's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-1. As for Aurora, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Northwest will take on Cozad on Thursday. The timing is sure in Northwest's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Cozad has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Aurora, they will challenge Central City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aurora's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Central City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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