They started off well against the Wolves, hitting the ball better than they did against DeKalb as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead. With one out, Reece Gray singled down the left field line, Jace Cameron singled just under shortstop Alex Erickson's glove, and Carter Chapman singled to left to score Gray and make it 1-0. But in a theme that repeated itself all night, Northeast hit it hard in most of their at-bats, but right at people. Landon Wilmes hit it hard, but right at third baseman Luke Morey for the third out.
Brody Wennihan walked to start the EA first and Alex Erickson doubled to center to make it 1-1. The game threatened to get out of hand after Brayden Stevens hit three batters to force in another run and Gabe Harms hit a long fly ball to left to Carter Chapman that brought in Tate Johnson to make it 3-1. Carter Chapman was a bright spot for the Bluejays in the field, hauling in three long fly balls while battling a groin injury.
Two more hard outs by the Bluejays started off the second, but then a pop fly by Jake Redden dropped just behind second baseman Axyl Slemp for a base hit. Brayden Stevens was hit by a pitch and then Jake Redden made it to third on a close play on a passed ball situation as Stevens took second. Reece Gray reached on an error as third baseman Luke Morey's throw was in the dirt as the Bluejays tied it up at 3-3.
Reece Gray came on to pitch in the second and promptly plunked the #9 hitter, River Dow, and Brody Wennihan doubled him home to untie it at 4-3. But Reece Gray settled down and got Erickson and Johnson on long fly balls to Chapman in left and struck out Owen DeRosier to get out of the inning. He would have a rocky fourth inning, but then got better as the game progressed, keeping the Bluejays in the game.
Northeast ran itself out of the fourth inning when Jake Redden hit a screamer, but right to first baseman Gabe Harms, who dropped the ball but threw to second for one out and they threw back to first for the second. That gave the momentum to East Atchison and they started teeing off on Gray, getting a single from Brody Wennihan. A hit and run meant Wennihan took third when Erickson beat out an infield hit to Jake Redden at third. Erickson stole second and that set up a big inning as back to back doubles by Owen DeRosier and Axyl Slemp made it 7-3. After Luke Morey was plunked, Reece Gray settled down and struck out Gabe Harms and got Mason McMahon to ground out to Lance Runde at second.
After two more hard outs by the Bluejays in the fifth, Wolves pitcher Tate Johnson started tiring and walked Camdain Frisch and Carter Chapman to keep the inning alive. Landon crushed one to the left field corner to bring home Frisch and put Chapman on third and make it 7-4. Lance Runde singled to center to bring home two and the Bluejays were right back in it at 7-6.
East Atchison threatened to break it open in the sixth after Axyl Slemp walked with one out in the inning. But with Reece Gray running out of pitches, he picked off Cameron Kephart (running for Slemp), which loomed up strongly after Luke Morey hit a sinking line drive to center field. Camdain Frisch laid out for the catch but missed and Morey had a base hit. He advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Gabe Harms flied out to Gaige Bodle in right and the Bluejays kept their deficit at one.
But in the kind of night they had, Camdain Frisch and Landon Wilmes walked to start the seventh, only for Lance Runde to hit a screamer right at Tate Johnson at first, who doubled off Wilmes for a double play to kill the rally.
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