Northwestern fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Catawba Ridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Copperheads by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Copperheads this season, with their most recent defeat being a 4-1 loss last Wednesday.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwestern and nudges their season record down to 5-5. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Catawba Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwestern will welcome Clover at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northwestern 3.6, Clover 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Catawba Ridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against J.L. Mann at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Catawba Ridge's pitchers better be ready for this one: J.L. Mann has averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.
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