Tigers
| 05/09/26 vs Eastern | 11-4 |
| 05/08/26 @ West Lafayette | 16-4 |
| 05/06/26 @ Manchester | 12-2 |
| 05/05/26 @ Logansport | 5-2 |
| 05/04/26 vs Northfield | 10-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Northwestern entered their tilt with Eastern on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Comets 11-4. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Comets, too.
Jaxson Trueblood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two).
In other batting news, Ajax Garcia was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Landen Begley, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Northwestern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Eastern, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-7.
Northwestern wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 10-1 win against Wabash on the 11th. As for Eastern, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-6 loss against Clinton Prairie on the 12th.
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