West made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Troy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. West fell just short of Troy by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat West has suffered since May 18, 2024.
Easton Rinewalt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dub Crain, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
West's loss dropped their record down to 13-8-1. As for Troy, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
While West 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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