Softball Recap: NEN vs. Douglas County West Falcon
NEN won against Pierce last Thursday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. NEN were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Douglas County West Falcon. The result was nothing new for NEN, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Maya Dolliver was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Dolliver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, NEN got a massive performance out of Zoey Duncan, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The dominant performance gave Duncan a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Taylor Scholting, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, NEN was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in 13 consecutive games.
NEN has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Douglas County West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
NEN will take on Guardian Angels Central Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something NEN surely won't give up without a fight. As for Douglas County West, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Arlington at 2:00 p.m. Douglas County West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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