Northeastern lost against West Liberty-Salem last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northeastern Jets wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the West Liberty-Salem Tigers. Northeastern has struggled against West Liberty-Salem recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For West Liberty-Salem's part, Austin Olejniczak and Jeremiah Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Olejniczak scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Sertell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Northeastern's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-8. As for West Liberty-Salem, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northeastern will square off against Cedarville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedarville will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Northeastern surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Liberty-Salem, they will head out on the road to challenge Triad at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Liberty-Salem is facing Triad at the right time seeing as Triad is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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