Greenfield/Northwestern won the last time they faced Carlinville, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers' way against the Carlinville Cavaliers as the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers made off with a 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenfield/Northwestern.
Brayden Roberts tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Greenfield/Northwestern let Talon Albrecht and Kohen Vetter loose on the outfield. Albrecht scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Vetter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Costello, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
On Carlinville's side, Bryce Widner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Carlinville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenfield/Northwestern struck out seven times.
Greenfield/Northwestern's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3-1. As for Carlinville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenfield/Northwestern will face off against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Carlinville, they will head out on the road to challenge Nokomis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carlinville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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