Maryville, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern baseball team fell victim to a late-inning rally again today as the Lions dropped an MIAA contest at Northwest Missouri by the score of 6-2. 

Southern (20-17, 12-11 MIAA) was led offensively by Walker Whitworth with a 3-4 day at the plate and a run scored. Alec Alvarez, Max Hogan, and Todd Hinkley had a hit each. 

Dan Hawk started and went six strong innings, allowing five hits and one earned run, while striking out eight in the no-decision. Zach Litchen thre an inning and two thirds, allowing four runs, and moving to 1-2 on the season. Brandon Saddler, Hayden Brauser and Will Bausinger threw in relief. 

Northwest (23-10, 12-8 MIAA) got a pair of hits from Garrett Fort and a hit each from six others. 

Neither team scored until the Bearcats scored a run in the fifth to go up 1-0. 

Alvarez scored for the Lions to tie it up in the sixth and Tyler Sutherland drove in Whitworth in the seventh to put the Lions up 2-1. The Bearcats, however, scored five runs in the eighth to put the game away. 

The two teams will be back at it tomorrow afternoon with the series finale. First-pitch is slated for 1 pm.