Softball Recap: NEN vs. Lakeview Vikings
NEN fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lakeview on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lakeview Vikings by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, NEN couldn't push the score so high this time.
Maya Dolliver spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, NEN saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Duncan, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
NEN has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10 record this season. As for Lakeview, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-14.
NEN didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-7 defeat vs. Central City on the 28th. Lakeview has also already played their next match, a 7-0 loss against Aquinas on the 28th.
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