Northeastern fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Winchester Community on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Winchester Community Golden Falcons by a score of 8-7. Northeastern was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Winchester Community apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Northeastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden White, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
On Winchester Community's side, Justin Cox made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Cox was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cooper Hummel was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double. McCormac Anderson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-6.
Northeastern dropped their record down to 10-8 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Winchester Community, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Northeastern will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hagerstown at 10:00 a.m. Hagerstown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Northeastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Winchester Community, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Eastern Hancock at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Hancock has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.15 runs per game on average), something Winchester Community will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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