North East extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 11-6 in the process. They came up short against the Northwestern Wildcats, falling 12-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jerek Turlij
| 05/14/25 @ Northwestern | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Fairview | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Conneaut Area | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Northwestern | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Girard | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Jerek Turlij was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for North East: the team is 8-2 when he posts at least one home run, but 3-4 otherwise.
As for Northwestern, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 5-12. 12 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Northwestern's side, Joe Schaukowitsch made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Schaukowitsch has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Trysten Lear was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zac Johnson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one double.
North East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-3 win against Westfield on the 15th. As for Northwestern, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-6 defeat against Cochranton on the 15th.
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