Softball Game Preview: Northeastern Heads Out

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 3:47am

Softball Preview: Northeastern Jets vs. Shawnee Braves

The Northeastern Jets will head out on the road to square off against the Shawnee Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Shawnee is hoping to do on Monday what Arcanum couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Northeastern's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Northeastern had just enough and edged Arcanum out 3-2. That's two games straight that Northeastern has won by just one run.

Renna Kelly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grace Harris, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, Shawnee had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Liberty-Salem on Wednesday and snuck past 3-1.

Northeastern now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Shawnee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.

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