After flying high against Coventry last Friday, Northwest came back down to earth. The Northwest Indians fell victim to a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of the Triway Titans on Monday. Northwest has not had much luck with Triway recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Caroline Metzger was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Triway's side, Carter Wachtel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Wachtel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Wachtel was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Triway got a big performance out of Samantha Schumacher, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Michelle Lyons was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Northwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Triway, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northwest will take on Canton South at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Canton South's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Triway, they will be playing at home against Northwest at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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