It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Waverly can now relate to. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Northwest Falcons on Tuesday. Waverly has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Waverly got a good showing from Owen Schieffer, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Schieffer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lincoln Northwest's side, the result came thanks to Alex Berry's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Quinn Waring, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
Waverly's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Lincoln Northwest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season.
Waverly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Northwest, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Norris at 10:00 a.m. Norris' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lincoln Northwest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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