NEN Baseball Holds Off East Atchison Rally, Claims At Least Tie for Conference

Northeast Nodaway won handily in their first game of a double header Thursday, beating East Atchison 12-3. They built up an 8-2 rally in the second game, but then had to hold off a frantic rally by the Wolves in the nightcap. East Atchison scored five runs in the seventh before Andrew Faustlin came on in relief to get the final out of the game. The win raised Northeast's record to 6-2 for the season. East Atchison had wiped out big deficits before, erasing big leads from North Nodaway and West Nodaway to come back and win. The win also means that Northeast will finish with at least a .500 season, since the rest of their schedule includes two tournament games in Maryville on Saturday, a conference game with West Nodaway, and districts in Maryville. Faustlin hit a two-run home run to lead Northeast against East Atchison.