Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Liberty-Salem Tigers. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly four runs.
Kaleb Valle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. Caleb Filler also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for West Liberty-Salem, the victory keeps they at an undefeated 4-0.
Coming up, Northwestern will head out to challenge Shawnee at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors are facing the Braves at the right time seeing as the Braves are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Liberty-Salem, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against West Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2.2, the Roughriders 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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