Niles West extended their losing streak to nine on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-13. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Maine West Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-2 on Monday.
Niles West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Przekota, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
As for Maine West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
On Maine West's side, they got a great performance from Jackson Stegmiller as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Ryan Cooper was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one double. Another player making a difference was Eddie Perez, who went 3-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Niles West is taking a road trip to square off against Highland Park at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Maine West will be paying especially close attention to the Wolves' matchup: after the Wolves face off against the Giants, they'll take on Maine West again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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