Northwest had lost seven straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 10-14 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Timber Creek Falcons by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Texans have suffered against the Falcons since April 15, 2016.
As for Timber Creek, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-10. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch.
For Timber Creek's part, Gunner Long looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Timber Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Wanoreck, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run. That's the most hits Wanoreck has posted since back in February. Another was Jacob Bennet, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
While Northwest had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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