After flying high against Northwestern on Wednesday, North Union came back down to earth. The Wildcats took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bellefontaine Chieftains on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
North Union saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miles Marlette, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Marlette's first of the season. Ashtin Haubiel was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
North Union's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Bellefontaine, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
North Union wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-4 win against Kenton on the 13th. As for Bellefontaine, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-0 victory against Indian Lake on the 13th.
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