It was a good run, but Northeast unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hollins Royals by a score of 2-1. Northeast has not had much luck with Hollins recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Cory Geinzer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northeast saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Cannizzaro, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Hollins' side, Riley McDonald made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. McDonald was also big at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run.
Northeast's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Hollins, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Northeast will be playing at home against Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeast will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Hollins, they will head out on the road to face off against Boca Ciega at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Boca Ciega has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.39 runs per game on average), something Hollins will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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