If Goshen was feeling good off their 20-1 takedown of Bethany Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Goshen RedHawks fell just short of the Northridge Raiders by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. Goshen has not had much luck with Northridge recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Jace Hershberger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Goshen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyan Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Goshen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge only tossed four.
On Northridge's side, Braxton Nagy tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
Goshen's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Northridge, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Goshen will head out on the road to face off against Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Warsaw will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Goshen surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against NorthWood at 5:30 p.m. NorthWood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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