Eastern unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northwestern Tigers on Friday. The Comets have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Owen Tolle and Perry Kochensparger did some serious damage despite the final result: Tolle went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Kochensparger scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Northwestern has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 12-0 win against Elwood on the 7th. As for Northwestern, they have also already played their next contest, an 11-1 victory against Tipton on the 9th.
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