The Summit Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Northfield Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Summit is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
On April 6th, Summit suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Palisade. That's two games in a row now that Summit has lost by exactly six runs.
Carter Luetkens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Eldredge, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Northfield sidestepped George Washington for a 9-8 victory.
Elliot Kurpecky tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chava Bonilla and Eli Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Bonilla got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and a double, while Jackson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Wicks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Summit's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Northfield, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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