Baseball Recap: Monday's Loss Ends Northwestern's Winning Streak

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Previous 5 Games

05/19/25 vs Peru	6-10
05/17/25 vs Carroll	18-2
05/14/25 vs Rochester	6-2
05/12/25 @ Wabash	3-1
05/09/25 vs West Lafayette	14-6

Northwestern dropped their record down to 17-6 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peru. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for Northwestern, who until this matchup were averaging 3.48 runs allowed.

Teegan Helmle and Landen Begley did some serious damage despite the final result: Helmle went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Begley got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. Nate Correll was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

As for Peru, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.

On Peru's side, they got a big performance out of Gavin Eldridge, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Reis Bellar, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northwestern is set to take on their familiar foe Maconaquah at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Peru will challenge rival Whitko at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.