Northwestern was the 15-1 winner over Rossville when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Northwestern Tigers fell just short of the Rossville Hornets by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Northwestern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastin Whaley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Rossville, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-9.
Northwestern is on the road again on Thursday to play Twin Lakes at 7:00 p.m. Twin Lakes' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Northwestern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Rossville, they will face off against South Newton at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rossville is facing South Newton at the right time seeing as South Newton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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