After flying high against South last Thursday, Northwest came back down to earth. The Northwest Grizzlies took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles on Tuesday. Northwest has not had much luck with Bishop Carroll recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Bishop Carroll's part, Tyler Boothe looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Boothe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Flax, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Lager, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Northwest now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Bishop Carroll, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Northwest by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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