Booneville, MS – Northeast faced off against #20 Northwest on Wednesday in Senatobia for a MACCC doubleheader where the Tigers capitalized early off a pair of homers from Conner McKnatt to propel themselves to a 10-2 win in game one before falling in game two 8-2 to the Rangers for a series split on the road. 

McKnatt kicked off the doubleheader with a solo bomb in the top of the first to take a quick 1-0 lead that Northwest responded to with a run in the bottom of the inning to lock the score up at one a piece. An RBI single from Brett Haas drove in Hank Eaton who later hammered out an RBI single of his own to stretch the lead out to 3-1 in the top of the sixth. The Rangers answered back to make it a 3-2 Tigers lead before Northeast scored seven runs in the top of the eighth led by a two-run homer from McKnatt and a solo dinger from Eaton to capitalize on a 10-2 win in game one. 

Key Stats from Game 1:

• Otto Hyche recorded his third win of the season with 5 strikeouts through 6 innings pitched while Cole Sanders recorded the save allowing only 2 hits and striking out 3 batters. 
• Four Tigers recorded multiple hits in game one with McKnatt recording 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 homers, and 3 RBI.

Northwest caught fire to open game two with a swift lead off a pair of home runs that put Northeast in a deep hole despite a solo bomb from Trae Cagle who got the Tigers on the board trailing 7-1 entering the third. McKnatt stepped back up to the plate and recorded another RBI off a single down the right side to add another run for Northeast. Despite giving up one more run in the bottom of the inning, the Tigers defense held the Rangers scoreless the final four innings but could not score themselves in the eventual 8-2 loss for a series split. 

Key Stats from Game 2:

• Cagle was the only Tiger in game two to recorded multiple hits, going 2-for-3 at the plate with one run scored and one RBI off his solo home run. 

Northeast improves to 21-20 overall on the 2026 season with an even record in MACCC action at 8-8. The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday with a home doubleheader against Mississippi State with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 PM for game one.