Northeastern lost against West Liberty-Salem back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Northeastern Jets wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-2 walloping at the hands of the West Liberty-Salem Tigers.
For West Liberty-Salem's part, Eli Allen made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Allen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Hershberger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reese Oder, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Northeastern dropped their record down to 4-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Liberty-Salem, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
While Northeastern had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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