After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Peru finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Northfield Norsemen by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Peru saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reis Bellar, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Gavin Eldridge was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Peru's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5. As for Northfield, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-9.
Coming up, Peru is taking a road trip to challenge South Adams at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers are facing the Starfires at the right time seeing as the Starfires are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Northfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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