After a string of six wins, Eastern's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 6-3 to the Northwestern Tigers. Eastern has struggled against Northwestern recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Eastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Acord, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Snyder, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Northwestern's side, Cole VanNatter was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. VanNatter is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Eastern's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6-1. As for Northwestern, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Eastern will face off against Carroll at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Benton Central at 5:30 p.m. Benton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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