West Lafayette dropped their record down to 8-7 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Northwestern Tigers, falling 14-6. The Red Devils were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Ben Werth was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. LJ Whitford was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run.
As for Northwestern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On Northwestern's side, Michael Arrick was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Arrick a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Correll, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, West Lafayette will challenge Crawfordsville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Northwestern, they will square off against Wabash at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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